In situ readout of dna barcodes

ABSTRACT

Disclosed herein include systems, methods, compositions, and kits for in situ readout of barcodes, such as DNA barcodes. Barcode constructs containing a promoter (e.g., a phage promoter) that is inactive in live cells can be integrated in the genomes of cells. Cells can be fixed, and phage RNA polymerase can be used for transcription of the barcode to RNA transcripts. The RNA transcripts can be detected using, for example, fluorescent imaging and used to determine barcode sequences.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) to U.S.Provisional Application No. 62/774,754, filed Dec. 3, 2018, and U.S.Provisional Application No. 62/936,307, filed Nov. 15, 2019. The contentof each of these related applications is incorporated herein byreference in its entirety.

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED R&D

This invention was made with government support under Grant No. MH116508awarded by the National Institutes of Health. The government has certainrights in the invention.

REFERENCE TO SEQUENCE LISTING

The present application is being filed along with a Sequence Listing inelectronic format. The Sequence Listing is provided as a file entitled30KJ-302413-US_SequenceListing, created Nov. 26, 2019, which is 133kilobytes in size. The information in the electronic format of theSequence Listing is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

BACKGROUND Field

The present disclosure relates generally to the field of barcodingcells, for example in situ readout of barcodes.

Description of the Related Art

Barcodes transcribed in living cells can be detected in cells. Detectingbarcode expression across a diverse population of living cells can bechallenging, for example, due to stochastic silencing, burstyexpression, and unintended cell-type dependent promoter activity.Barcodes with large differences can be detected. There is a need toeliminate barcode expression in living cells and to detect singlenucleotide variations in barcodes.

SUMMARY

Disclosed herein include embodiments of systems, methods, compositions,and kits for determining barcode sequences in situ. In some embodiments,the method of determining barcode sequences in situ comprises: providinga plurality of cells each comprising a barcode polynucleotide with abarcode sequence. The method can comprise: fixing the plurality of cellsusing a fixative to generate a plurality of fixed cells. The method cancomprise: generating a plurality of barcode molecules comprising thebarcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in each of the pluralityof fixed cells. The method can comprise: contacting the plurality offixed cells with a plurality of detection probes each comprising abarcode binding sequence and an initiator sequence, thereby each of theplurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of thebarcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to a detectionprobe, of the plurality of detection probes, comprising the barcodebinding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or aportion thereof. The method can comprise: contacting the plurality offixed cells with pairs of amplifier probes, wherein the amplifier probesof each pair of amplifier probes comprise an identical fluorophore,thereby a first amplifier probe of a pair of amplifier probes hybridizesto (i) the initiator sequence of a detection probe of the plurality ofdetection probes hybridized to a barcode molecule in a fixed cell of theplurality of fixed cells and (ii) a second amplifier probe of the pairof amplifier probes. The method can comprise: detecting the fluorophore,or fluorescence thereof, of the pair of amplifier probes with the firstamplifier probe hybridized to the detection probe hybridized to thebarcode molecules in each of the plurality of fixed cells usingfluorescence imaging. The method can comprise: determining the barcodesequence in each of the plurality of fixed cells using the fluorophoredetected, wherein the fluorophore detected indicates the barcodesequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the one or more fixed cells.

In some embodiments, thereby the barcode sequence of each of theplurality of barcode molecules hybridizes to the barcode bindingsequence of the detection probe that is reverse complementary to thebarcode sequence of the barcode molecule. In some embodiments,contacting the plurality of fixed cells with the plurality of detectionprobes comprises: contacting the plurality of fixed cells with detectionprobe molecules of each of the plurality of detection probes, therebyeach of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcodesequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to adetection probe molecule of the detection probe comprising the barcodebinding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or aportion thereof. In some embodiments, four, or at least two, detectionprobes of the plurality of detection probes comprise (i) barcode bindingsequences that differ at one position and (ii) different initiatorsequences.

In some embodiments, different pairs of amplifier probes comprisedifferent fluorophores, and optionally the different fluorophores arespectrally distinct. In some embodiments, thereby a first amplifierprobe molecule of the first amplifier probe of the pair of amplifierprobes hybridizes to (i) a detection probe molecule of the detectionprobe hybridized to the barcode molecule in the fixed cell and (ii) asecond amplifier probe molecule of the second amplifier probe of thepairs of amplifier probes, and first amplifier probe molecules of thefirst amplifier probe of the pair of amplifier probes hybridize tosecond amplifier probe molecules, comprising the second amplifier probemolecule hybridized to the first amplifier probe molecule, of the secondamplifier probe of the pairs of amplifier probes in a chain reaction. Insome embodiments, at least 10 first amplifier probe molecules hybridizeto at least 10 second amplifier probe molecules in the chain reaction.

In some embodiments, (1) a first amplifier probe of the pair ofamplifier probes comprises: (1a) a first amplifier probe subsequencereverse complementary to a first subsequence of the initiator sequenceof the detection probe of the plurality of detection probes, (1b) asecond amplifier probe subsequence reverse complementary to a secondsubsequence of the initiator sequence, (1c) a third amplifier probesubsequence, and (1d) a fourth amplifier probe subsequence comprisingthe second subsequence of the initiator sequence, and/or (2) a secondamplifier probe of the pair of amplifier probes comprises: (2a) a firstamplifier probe subsequence comprising a reverse complementary sequenceof the third amplifier probe subsequence of the first amplifier probe,(2b) a second amplifier probe subsequence comprising the secondamplifier probe subsequence, (2c) a third amplifier probe subsequencecomprising the first subsequence of the initiator sequence, and (2d) afourth amplifier probe subsequence comprising the second subsequence ofthe initiator sequence. In some embodiments, contacting the plurality offixed cells with the pairs of amplifier probes comprises contacting theplurality of fixed cells with the pairs of amplifier probes eachcomprising the first amplifier probe and the second amplifier probe withhairpin structures formed by the second amplifier probe subsequencehybridizing with fourth amplifier probe subsequence of the firstamplifier probe and by the second amplifier probe subsequencehybridizing with the fourth amplifier probe subsequence of the secondamplifier probe. In some embodiments, thereby (1a) the first amplifierprobe subsequence, of the first amplifier probe, reverse complementaryto a first subsequence of the initiator sequence and (1b) the secondamplifier probe subsequence, of the first amplifier probe, reversecomplementary to a second subsequence of the initiator sequence of (1)the first amplifier probe hybridize to the first subsequence and thesecond subsequence, respectively, of the initiator sequence,respectively, and (1c) the third amplifier probe subsequence and (1d)the fourth amplifier probe subsequence of the second amplifier probehybridize to (2a) the first amplifier probe subsequence and (2b) thefourth amplifier probe subsequence of the second amplifier probe,respectively.

Disclosed herein include embodiments of a method of determining barcodesequences in situ. In some embodiments, the method comprises: providinga plurality of cells each comprising a barcode polynucleotide with abarcode sequence. The method can comprise: fixing the plurality of cellsusing a fixative to generate a plurality of fixed cells. The method cancomprise: generating a plurality of barcode molecules comprising thebarcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in each of the pluralityof fixed cells. The method can comprise: contacting the plurality offixed cells with a plurality of detection probes each comprising abarcode binding sequence and an initiator sequence, thereby each of theplurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of thebarcode oligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to a detectionprobe, of the plurality of detection probes, comprising the barcodebinding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or aportion thereof. The method can comprise: contacting the plurality offixed cells with a plurality of first amplifier probes each comprising adifferent fluorophore, thereby a first amplifier probe of the pluralityof first amplifier probes hybridizes to (i) the initiator sequence of adetection probe of the plurality of detection probes hybridized to abarcode molecule in a fixed cell of the plurality of fixed cells. Themethod can comprise: detecting the fluorophore, or fluorescence thereof,of the first amplifier probe hybridized to the detection probehybridized to the barcode molecules in each of the plurality of fixedcells using fluorescence imaging. The method can comprise: determiningthe barcode sequence in each of the plurality of fixed cells using thefluorophore detected, wherein the fluorophore detected indicates thebarcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the one or more fixedcells.

Disclosed herein include embodiments of a method of determining barcodesequences in situ. In some embodiments, the method comprises: providinga plurality of cells each comprising a barcode polynucleotide with abarcode sequence. The method can comprise: fixing the plurality of cellsusing a fixative to generate a plurality of fixed cells. The method cancomprise: generating a plurality of barcode molecules comprising thebarcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in each of the pluralityof fixed cells. The method can comprise: contacting the plurality offixed cells with a plurality of detection probes each comprising abarcode binding sequence and a fluorophore, thereby each of theplurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of thebarcode oligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to a detectionprobe, of the plurality of detection probes, comprising the barcodebinding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence of thebarcode polynucleotide. The method can comprise: detecting thefluorophore, or fluorescence thereof, of the detection probe hybridizedto the barcode molecules in each of the plurality of fixed cells usingfluorescence imaging. The method can comprise: determining the barcodesequence in each of the plurality of fixed cells using the fluorophoredetected, wherein the fluorophore detected indicates the barcodesequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the one or more fixed cells.

Disclosed herein include embodiments of a method of determining barcodesequences in situ. In some embodiments, the method comprises: providinga plurality of cells each comprising a barcode polynucleotide with abarcode sequence. The method can comprise: fixing cells of the pluralityof cells using a fixative to obtain a plurality of fixed cells. Themethod can comprise: generating, for each of one or more fixed cells ofthe plurality of fixed cells, a plurality of barcode moleculescomprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in thefixed cell. The method can comprise: contacting each of the one or morefixed cells with a plurality of detection probes each comprising abarcode binding sequence. In some embodiments, thereby (i) one, at leastone, or each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising thebarcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes toa detection probe of the plurality of detection probes comprising thebarcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence,or a portion thereof, and (ii) the detection probe is associated with afluorophore. The method can comprise: detecting the fluorophore, orfluorescence thereof, associated with the detection probe hybridized tothe one, at least one, or each barcode molecule in each of the one ormore fixed cells using fluorescence imaging. The fluorophore, associatedwith the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule comprisingthe barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell,detected can indicate the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotidein the fixed cell.

In some embodiments, contacting each of the one or more fixed cells withthe plurality of detection probes comprises: contacting each of the oneor more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes eachcomprising the barcode binding sequence and an initiator sequence,thereby one, at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode moleculescomprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cellhybridizes to a detection probe of the plurality of detection probescomprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to thebarcode sequence, or a portion thereof. Contacting each of the one ormore fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes can comprise:contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with pairs of amplifierprobes, wherein the amplifier probes of each pair of amplifier probescomprise an identical fluorophore, thereby a first amplifier probe of apair of amplifier probes hybridizes to (i) the initiator sequence of adetection probe of the plurality of detection probes hybridized to abarcode molecule in the fixed cell and (ii) a second amplifier probe ofthe pair of amplifier probes.

In some embodiments, the initiator sequence is about 40 nucleotides inlength. In some embodiments, two, or different, pairs of amplifierprobes comprise different fluorophores, and optionally wherein the two,or different, fluorophores are spectrally distinct. In some embodiments,thereby a first amplifier probe molecule of the first amplifier probe ofthe pair of amplifier probes hybridize to (i) a detection probe moleculeof the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule in the fixedcell and (ii) a second amplifier probe molecule of the second amplifierprobe of the pairs of amplifier probes, and first amplifier probemolecules of the first amplifier probe of the pair of amplifier probeshybridize to second amplifier probe molecules, comprising the secondamplifier probe molecule hybridized to the first amplifier probemolecule, of the second amplifier probe of the pairs of amplifier probesin a chain reaction. At least 10 first amplifier probe molecules canhybridize to at least 10 second amplifier probe molecules in the chainreaction.

In some embodiments, (1) a first amplifier probe of the pair ofamplifier probes comprises: (1a) a first amplifier probe subsequencereverse complementary to a first subsequence of the initiator sequenceof the detection probe of the plurality of detection probes, (1b) asecond amplifier probe subsequence reverse complementary to a secondsubsequence of the initiator sequence, (1c) a third amplifier probesubsequence, and (1d) a fourth amplifier probe subsequence comprisingthe second subsequence of the initiator sequence. In some embodiments,(2) a second amplifier probe of the pair of amplifier probes comprises:(2a) a first amplifier probe subsequence comprising a reversecomplementary sequence of the third amplifier probe subsequence of thefirst amplifier probe, (2b) a second amplifier probe subsequencecomprising the second amplifier probe subsequence, (2c) a thirdamplifier probe subsequence comprising the first subsequence of theinitiator sequence, and (2d) a fourth amplifier probe subsequencecomprising the second subsequence of the initiator sequence. Contactingthe plurality of fixed cells with the pairs of amplifier probes cancomprise contacting the plurality of fixed cells with the pairs ofamplifier probes each comprising the first amplifier probe and thesecond amplifier probe with hairpin structures formed by the secondamplifier probe subsequence hybridizing with fourth amplifier probesubsequence of the first amplifier probe and by the second amplifierprobe subsequence hybridizing with the fourth amplifier probesubsequence of the second amplifier probe.

In some embodiments, said detecting comprises detecting the fluorophoreof the first amplifier probe hybridized to the initiator sequence of thedetection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule in the fixed cell andthe fluorophore of the second amplifier probe of the pair of amplifierprobes comprising the first amplifier probe.

In some embodiments, contacting each of the one or more fixed cells withthe plurality of detection probes comprises: contacting each of the oneor more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes eachcomprising the barcode binding sequence and an initiator sequence,thereby one, at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode moleculescomprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cellhybridizes to a detection probe of the plurality of detection probescomprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to thebarcode sequence, or a portion thereof. Contacting each of the one ormore fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes can comprise:contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with a plurality of firstamplifier probes each comprising a different fluorophore, thereby afirst amplifier probe of the plurality of first amplifier probeshybridizes to the initiator sequence of a detection probe of theplurality of detection probes hybridized to a barcode molecule in thefixed cell.

In some embodiments, two, or different, first amplifier probes of theplurality of first amplifier probes comprise different fluorophores. Insome embodiments, thereby a first amplifier probe molecule of the firstamplifier probe of the plurality of first amplifier probes hybridizes toa detection probe molecule of the detection probe hybridized to thebarcode molecule in the fixed cell. In some embodiments, said detectingcomprises detecting the fluorophore of the first amplifier probehybridized to the initiator sequence of the detection probe hybridizedto the barcode molecule in the fixed cell.

In some embodiments, contacting each of the one or more fixed cells withthe plurality of detection probes comprises: contacting each of the oneor more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes eachcomprising the barcode binding sequence and a fluorophore, thereby one,at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprisingthe barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizesto a detection probe of the plurality of detection probes comprising thebarcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence,or a portion thereof, and the fluorophore. In some embodiments, saiddetecting comprises detecting the fluorophore of the detection probehybridized to the barcode molecule in the fixed cell.

In some embodiments, a genome of one, at least one, or each cell of theplurality of cell comprises the barcode polynucleotide with the barcodesequence. In some embodiments, providing the plurality of cellscomprises: integrating the barcode polynucleotide into a genome of one,at least one, or each of the plurality of cells. Integrating the barcodepolynucleotide can comprise: integrating the barcode polynucleotide intothe genome of one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells at aspecific site of the genome. The specific site can be a ROSA26 locus. Insome embodiments, said integrating occurs about 12 days prior to saidfixing.

In some embodiments, integrating the barcode polynucleotide into thegenome of one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cellscomprises: transfecting the cell with a donor plasmid comprising thebarcode polynucleotide, a sequence thereof, a subsequence thereof, of areverse complementary sequence of any of the preceding. Transfecting thecell with the donor plasmid can comprise: transfecting the cell with thedonor plasmid and a plasmid capable of expressing Cas9 and/or a guideribonucleic acid (gRNA) for integrating the barcode polynucleotide intothe genome of one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells atthe specific site of the genome.

In some embodiments, integrating the barcode polynucleotide comprises:integrating the barcode polynucleotide into the genome of one, at leastone, or each of the plurality of cells using a viral vector. The viralvector can comprise a polynucleotide comprising the barcodepolynucleotide, a sequence thereof, a subsequence thereof, or a reversecomplementary sequence of any of the proceeding. The viral vector cancomprise a retrovirus, a lentivirus, an adenovirus, an adeno-associatedvirus, or a combination thereof. Integrating the barcode polynucleotidecan comprise: injecting the viral vector into an organism or a tissue ofthe organism. The organism can be a mammal.

In some embodiments, the barcode polynucleotide comprises at least onepromoter upstream of the barcode sequence. The at least one promoter cancomprise three promoters. The at least one promoter can be a phagepromoter. The at least one promoter can comprise a bacteriophage T3promoter, a bacteriophage T7 promoter, a bacteriophage SP6 promoter, ora combination thereof. The at least one promoter can be inactive in one,at least one, or each live cell of the plurality of cells. The at leastone promoter can be active in one, at least one, or each of theplurality of fixed cells.

In some embodiments, the barcode polynucleotide of one, at least one, oreach of the plurality of cells comprises, for example, about 12 barcodesequences. The barcode sequences can be downstream of at least onepromoter. Two of the barcode sequences can be downstream of differentpromoters, optionally wherein the different promoters comprise anidentical promoter sequence. Two or more of the barcode sequences canhave an identical length. The 12 barcode sequences can be different. The12 barcode sequences can each be selected from a different setcomprising four, or at least two, possible barcode sequences, and thepossible barcode sequences of each set of possible barcode sequences candiffer at one position. A combination of the 12 barcode sequences can beselected from about 16 million, or about 500000, possible combinationsof 12 barcode sequences. The barcode sequences can be separated from oneanother by at least about 7 nucleotides.

In some embodiments, the barcode sequence is selected from a setcomprising four, or at least two, possible barcode sequences. Thepossible barcode sequences from the set of possible barcode sequencesdiffer at one position, for example position 7 of the barcode sequence.The possible barcode sequences can comprise adenine (A) nucleobase,guanine (G) nucleobase, or cytosine (C) nucleobase at the one position.The barcode sequence can be 20 nucleotides in length. The barcodepolynucleotides of at least two cells of the plurality of cells cancomprise an identical barcode sequence. The barcode polynucleotides ofat least two cells of the plurality of cells can comprise differentbarcode sequences. The at least two cells can be cells of a cell type,cells of a cell subtype, and/or cells of an identical lineage. The atleast two cells can be cells of different cell types, cells of differentcell subtypes, and/or cells of different lineages. A first cell of theat least two cells can be a cell of interest, and/or wherein a secondcell of the at least two cells is not a cell of interest. The first cellcan be a cancer cell, and/or the second cell is a normal cell.

In some embodiments, the polynucleotide comprises a constitutivelyactive promoter upstream of a marker gene. The at least one promoter andthe constitutively active promoter can have divergent orientations. Themarker gene can comprise a gene of a fluorescent protein, and optionallywherein the fluorescent protein comprises a green fluorescent protein, ayellow fluorescent protein, a cyan fluorescent protein, or a combinationthereof.

In some embodiments, the fixative comprises a non-cross-linkingfixative, a precipitating fixative, a denaturing fixative or acombination thereof. The fixative can comprise methanol and acetic acid.The ratio of methanol and acetic acid in the non-cross-linking fixativecan be from about 10:1 (v/v) to about 1:10 (v/v). The fixative cancomprise from about 5% acetic acid in methanol to about 75% acetic acidin methanol. Fixing the cells can comprise: fixing the cells withoutusing a cross-linking fixative. The plurality of fixed cells cancomprise dead cells.

In some embodiments, the method comprises: fixing fixed cells of theplurality of fixed cells using a second fixative to obtain a pluralityof second fixed cells. Contacting each of the one or more fixed cellscan comprise: contacting each of the one or more second fixed cells witha plurality of detection probes each comprising a barcode bindingsequence, thereby (i) one, at least one, or each of the plurality ofbarcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotidein the second fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe of theplurality of detection probes comprising the barcode binding sequencereverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof, and(ii) the detection probe is associated with a fluorophore. Detecting thefluorophore, or fluorescence thereof can comprise: detecting thefluorophore, or fluorescence thereof, associated with the detectionprobe hybridized to the one, at least one, or each barcode molecule ineach of the one or more second fixed cells using fluorescence imaging,and wherein the fluorophore, associated with the detection probehybridized to the barcode molecule comprising the barcode sequence ofthe barcode polynucleotide in the second fixed cell, detected indicatesthe barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the second fixedcell. The second fixative can comprise a cross-linking fixative. Thesecond fixative can comprise formaldehyde.

In some embodiments, one, at least one, or each of the plurality ofcells comprises no barcode molecule. Generating the plurality of barcodemolecules can comprise: transcribing the barcode polynucleotide in eachof the plurality of fixed cell to generate the plurality of barcodemolecules comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotidein the fixed cell. Transcribing the barcode polynucleotide can comprise:transcribing the barcode polynucleotide in each of the plurality offixed cell to generate the plurality of barcode molecules comprising thebarcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell using aphage RNA polymerase. The phage RNA polymerase can comprise abacteriophage T3 RNA polymerase, a bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase, abacteriophage SP6 RNA polymerase, or a combination thereof. Theplurality of barcode molecules comprises at least 100 barcode moleculescomprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in each ofthe plurality of fixed cells.

In some embodiments, thereby the barcode sequence of each of theplurality of barcode molecules hybridizes to the barcode bindingsequence of the detection probe that is reverse complementary to thebarcode sequence of the barcode molecule. In some embodiments,contacting the plurality of fixed cells with the plurality of detectionprobes comprises: contacting each of the one or more fixed cells withdetection probe molecules of each of the plurality of detection, thereby(i) one, at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode moleculescomprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cellhybridizes to a detection probe molecule of the detection probe of theplurality of detection probes comprising the barcode binding sequencereverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof, and(ii) the detection probe molecule of the detection probe is associatedwith a fluorophore.

In some embodiments, four, or at least two, detection probes of theplurality of detection probes comprise the barcode binding sequencesthat differ at one position. In some embodiments, four, or at least two,detection probes of the plurality of detection probes comprise (i)barcode binding sequences that differ at one position and (ii) differentinitiator sequences. The four, or at least two, detection probes canhave an identical concentration. The concentration of one, at least one,or each of the four, or at least two, detection probes can be about 4nM. One, at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode moleculescomprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cellcan hybridize to one of the four, or at least two, detection probescomprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to thebarcode sequence, or a portion thereof, not the remaining three, or atleast one, detection probe(s).

In some embodiments, the plurality of detection probes comprises 12 setsof detection probes, wherein each of the sets of detection probescomprises four, or at least two, detection probes with barcode bindingsequences that differ at one position and are reverse complementary topossible barcode sequences of one of the sets of possible barcodesequences. The detection probes of one of the sets of detection probescan comprise different initiator sequences. Said contacting and saiddetecting comprises: iteratively, contacting each of the one or morefixed cells with a different set of detection probes each comprising abarcode binding sequence, thereby (i) one, at least one, or each of theplurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of theoligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe of theset of detection probes comprising the barcode binding sequence reversecomplementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof, and (ii)the detection probe is associated with a fluorophore; and detecting thefluorophore associated with the detection probe hybridized to the one,at least one, or each barcode molecule in each of the one or more fixedcells using fluorescence imaging. A combination of the fluorophoresassociated with detection probes hybridized to the barcode moleculecomprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in thefixed cell, detected can indicate the barcode sequence of the barcodepolynucleotide in the fixed cell. The method can comprise: removing thedetection probe hybridized to the one, at least one, or each barcodemolecule in each of the one or more fixed cells. Said removing cancomprise: digesting the detection probe hybridized to the one, at leastone, or each barcode molecule in each of the one or more fixed cellsusing DNase.

In some embodiments, the method comprises: determining the barcodesequence in each of the one or more fixed cells using the fluorophore,associated with the detection probe hybridized to the barcode moleculecomprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in thefixed cell, detected. In some embodiments, the method comprises:determining lineages of, and/or a clonal relationship between, two ormore fixed cells of the plurality of fixed cells using the barcodesequence of the barcode polynucleotide in each of the two or more fixedcells. In some embodiments, the method comprises: determining a spatialrelationship of two or more fixed cells of the plurality of fixed cells;and correlating the barcode sequences of the barcode polynucleotide ineach of the two or more fixed cells with a spatial relationship of thetwo or more fixed cells. The two or more cells can be cells of differentcell types or cell subtypes. The two or more cells can be cells of anidentical cell type or cell subtype.

In some embodiments, the method comprises: staining nuclei of theplurality of fixed cells; and identifying nuclei of the plurality offixed cells based on the nuclei stained, wherein said detectingcomprises: detecting the fluorescence of the fluorophore, associatedwith the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule comprisingthe barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell, inthe nucleus of the cell identified.

In some embodiments, the method comprises: base editing the barcodesequence of the barcode polynucleotide in one, at least one, or each ofthe plurality of cells. In some embodiments, said base editingcomprises: base editing the barcode sequence of the barcodepolynucleotide in one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cellsat the one position that the possible barcode sequences from the set ofpossible barcode sequences are different. In some embodiments, said baseediting comprises: adenine (A)-to-guanine (G) base editing and/orcytosine (C)-to-thymine (T) base editing.

In some embodiments, said base editing comprises: base editing using abase editor and a guide ribonucleic acid (gRNA) targeting a gRNAtargeting sequence of the barcode polynucleotide, and wherein the gRNAtargeting sequence comprises the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof,of the barcode polynucleotide. The gRNA targeting sequence is 20nucleotides in length. The barcode sequence and the gRNA targetingsequence of the barcode polynucleotide can completely overlap. Thebarcode sequence and the gRNA targeting sequence of the barcodepolynucleotide can overlap by 11 nucleotides. The barcode polynucleotidecan comprise a Protospacer Adjacent Motif (PAM), and optionally the PAMis downstream of the gRNA targeting sequence. The base editor cancomprise an adenine base editor (ABE) and/or a cytosine base editor(CBE). Said base editing can comprise: introducing a plasmid capable ofexpressing the base editor and the gRNA into one or more of theplurality of cells. Said introducing can comprise: introducing theplasmid capable of expressing the base editor and the gRNA into the oneor more cells using transient transfection.

In some embodiments, said base editing comprises base editing thebarcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in one, at least one, oreach of the plurality of cells at one or more predetermined time points.In some embodiments, said base editing comprises base editing thebarcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in one, at least one, oreach of the plurality of cells at an edit rate, optionally wherein theedit rate is predetermined, optionally wherein the edit rate is about 1%to about 100% edit per unit time, and optionally the edit rate is about1% to 100% edit per cell per cell division cycle.

In some embodiments, the method comprises: determining gene expressionin one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells. In someembodiments, the method comprises: correlating the gene expression oftwo or more fixed cells of the plurality of fixed cells with thelineages of, the clonal relationship between, and/or the spatialrelationship of, the two or more fixed cells.

In some embodiments, the plurality of cells is from a sample comprisinga cell culture, a tissue, an organ, an embryo, an organism, a sectionthereof. In some embodiments, the plurality of cells is from a samplecomprising an in vivo sample and/or an in vitro sample. In someembodiments, the plurality of cells comprises one or more tumor cells,one or more immune cells, one or more epithelial cells, one or morenervous cells, one or more blood cells, one or more bone cells, one ormore fat cells, one or more muscle cells, and/or one or more sex cells.In some embodiments, the plurality of cells comprises one or more stemcells, one or more progenitor cells, and/or one or more mature cells. Insome embodiments, two, at least two, or each of the plurality of cellsare cultured under an identical condition. In some embodiments, two, atleast two, or each of the plurality of cells are cultured underdifferent conditions. The identical condition or each of the differentconditions can comprise a genetic perturbation, an environmentalperturbation, or a combination thereof.

Disclosed herein include embodiments of a plurality of compositions fordetermining barcode sequences in situ. In some embodiments, theplurality of compositions comprises: a plurality of cells eachcomprising a barcode polynucleotide with a barcode sequence, of anymethod or embodiment disclosed herein. The plurality of compositions cancomprise: (a) a donor plasmid comprising the barcode polynucleotide, asequence thereof, a subsequence thereof, or a reverse complementarysequence of any of the proceeding, the barcode polynucleotide comprisingat least one barcode sequence, (b) a plasmid capable of expressing Cas9and/or a guide ribonucleic acid (gRNA) for integrating the barcodepolynucleotide into the genome, and/or (c) a viral vector forintegrating the barcode polynucleotide into each of the plurality ofcells, of any method or embodiment disclosed herein. The viral vectorcan comprise a polynucleotide comprising the barcode polynucleotide, asequence thereof, a subsequence thereof, or a reverse complementarysequence of any of the proceeding. The plurality of compositions cancomprise: a fixative, of any method or embodiment disclosed herein. Theplurality of compositions can comprise: a polymerase of any method orembodiment disclosed herein. The plurality of compositions can comprise:a plurality of detection probes of any method or embodiment disclosedherein. The plurality of compositions can comprise: pairs of amplifierprobes, or a plurality of first amplifier probes, of any method orembodiment disclosed herein.

Disclosed herein include embodiments of a kit. In some embodiments, thekit comprises: a plurality of compositions disclosed herein. The kit cancomprise: instructions for using the plurality of compositions fordetermining barcode sequences in situ, high throughput screening,analyzing clonal dynamics and heterogeneity in a tumor or tumors,immunology, or developmental biology, and/or lineage or event recording.

Disclosed herein include embodiments of a method comprising using aplurality of compositions or a kit disclosed herein for: high throughputscreening, analyzing clonal dynamics and heterogeneity in a tumor ortumors, immunology, or developmental biology, and/or lineage or eventrecording.

Details of one or more implementations of the subject matter describedin this specification are set forth in the accompanying drawings and thedescription below. Other features, aspects, and advantages will becomeapparent from the description, the drawings, and the claims. Neitherthis summary nor the following detailed description purports to defineor limit the scope of the inventive subject matter.

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FIGS. 1A-1G. Phage RNA polymerases enable in situ readout of DNAbarcodes without in vivo expression.

FIG. 1A. Workflow for analysis of Zombie barcodes (left to right).First, barcode constructs containing a phage promoter, such as T7, thatis inactive in live cells, are integrated in the genome at 104. Second,and optionally, base editors or other DNA modifying enzymes (brown) canalter barcode sequence to increase barcode diversity at 108. Third,cells are fixed at 112 and phage RNA polymerase (pink) is added at 116.This enables transcription of the barcode to RNA (gray lines) at 120.RNA transcripts can be detected in situ at 124, using for example,fluorescent imaging at 128. RNA transcripts accumulate at the activesite (large red dot), and also diffuse away from it (small red dotsrepresent individual transcripts).

FIG. 1B. The Z1 construct was engineered to contain a barcode downstreamof T3, T7, and SP6 phage promoters, and to express H2B-Ceruleanfluorescent protein (CFP) in living cells from a divergently orientedmammalian promoter. Z1 was stably integrated in mouse ES cells at theROSA26 locus (single integration per genome). This line was compared toa similar cell line containing the control construct lacking phagepromoters. FIG. 1C. Polyclonal control cells and Z1 cells (columns) wereimaged with or without the indicated phage polymerases (rows). HCR wasused to detect barcode RNA (zBC). Nuclei were visualized by nativefluorescence of H2B-CFP (cyan) as well as DAPI staining (blue). Barcodetranscripts appear only in Z1 cells with phage polymerase (yellow dots,right column). The experiment was independently repeated twice withsimilar results. Scale bar is 25 μm.

FIG. 1D. In monoclonal cultures, active sites can be detected in mostcells (image). Nuclei (blue) and active sites (yellow) are segmentedautomatically (green outlines and red dots, respectively). One cell inthis field of view does not show any active site (arrowhead). Scale baris 25 μm. Percentages of cells with detectable active sites for eachpolymerase are shown on the right. Horizontal lines indicate the mean ofreplicates (n=3 biologically independent samples). Total of 3916 cellswere analyzed, with at least 420 cells for each replicate.

FIG. 1E. The Z3 construct encodes three 900 bp barcodes, each expressedfrom a distinct set of phage promoters. This construct was integrated atROSA26, transcribed using T3 RNA polymerase, and imaged in all threecolor channels. T7 and SP6 promoters are shaded gray because they arenot used in FIG. 1F and FIG. 1G. Sizes of elements are not drawn toscale.

FIG. 1F. Schematic: Assuming independence, the conditional probabilityof detecting barcode i in a cell, given detection of another barcode(j), should equal the overall probability of barcode i detection, withdeviations signifying either synergy (green arrow) or interference (redarrow) between barcodes. Bar plot: for Z3, the conditional probabilityanalysis shows independent detection events for all three barcodes. Barsindicate mean of 3 replicates (points).

FIG. 1G. Fraction of Z3 cells with no detectable active sites declineswith the number of barcodes analyzed, consistent with independentexpression of different phage promoters in the same cell. Thus,detection efficiency can be increased with additional barcode copies.Dots represent the mean for different barcodes or barcode combinationsand black vertical lines show the range over three replicates. Blue lineindicates the exponential fit. Total of 564 cells were analyzed forplots in F and G.

FIGS. 2A-2H. Reliable detection of short barcodes.

FIG. 2A. Short probes (colored lines) target 20 bp regions of the largerZ1 barcode sequence and can be detected in distinct fluorescencechannels. These probes also contain distinct 40 bp initiator sequencesfor multi-channel HCR analysis. Local accumulation of transcripts at theactive site effectively amplifies signal and enables detection, evenwith a single probe per target site.

FIG. 2B. Z1 cells were treated with each polymerase (rows) and imaged inthree channels (columns) after detection with individual fluorescentlylabeled probes (colors matching those in FIG. 2A). Final column showscomposite images. The barcode in Z1 cells is integratedsite-specifically at the ROSA26 locus. The experiment was independentlyrepeated three times with similar results. Scale bar is 25 μm.

FIG. 2C. Signal from each individual probe can be detected in themajority of the cells by single molecule Fluorescence In SituHybridization (smFISH) or hybridization chain reaction (HCR). Plot showsthe percentage of Z1 cells with active sites detected using a single 20bp probe. Dots are color-coded based on probe identity. n=3 biologicallyindependent samples. Lines show the average efficiency over three probesand three replicates.

FIG. 2D. Colocalization analysis shows that the majority of dotscolocalize in multiple channels, indicating the reliability of singleprobe detection. For each condition, gray shades indicate fractions ofdots that are detected in only 1 channel or co-detected in 2 or 3channels. Data from three biologically independent samples are combinedin each condition. For plots in C and D, total of 5097 cells wereanalyzed, with at least 669 cells for each condition.

FIG. 2E. Z1 cells were treated with each polymerase (rows), imagedfollowing HCR in three channels (columns).

FIG. 2F. Phage transcripts can be detected without HCR amplification.Images show same treatment as in FIG. 2B, except with only a single HCRhairpin, preventing HCR amplification. Images in FIG. 2B and FIG. 2C arescaled to different intensity ranges.

FIG. 2G. Detection efficiency for individual dots is comparable with orwithout HCR (Wilcoxon rank sum test, p>0.4). The percentage of Z1 cellswith active sites detected using a single 20 bp probe. Dots arecolor-coded based on the probe identity. Lines show the averageefficiency over three probes and three replicates.

FIG. 2H. Co-localization analysis shows greater overlap between channelswith HCR. For each condition, gray shades indicate fractions of dotsthat are detected in 1, 2, or all 3 channels. In rare cases, two dotsfrom the same channel were detected in one active site, mainly due tothe proximity of the active sites. These dots were excluded from theanalysis.

FIGS. 3A-3D. Probe competition accurately discriminates singlenucleotide variants.

FIG. 3A. Perfect match probes outcompete those with a single mismatchwhen an equimolar mixture of all 4 probe variants is used. This featurecan be used to detect SNVs in situ.

FIG. 3B. Sequences of barcode, target RNA, and probes with SNV positionindicated in bold underline (match) and brown (mismatch).

FIG. 3C. Representative images of Z1 cells showing detection of thecorrect target nucleotide in the barcode (see FIG. 3D for quantificationof the results and FIG. 12 for representative images of other targetnucleotides). All images were acquired under the same conditions anddisplayed with identical processing parameters for each channel (row).Each column represents one experiment in which four probes with a SNVand orthogonal HCR initiators (B1-4) were mixed and hybridized to thesample with the indicated color permutation. Letters indicate the probevariant in each image. HCR initiator and the fluorescence channel usedfor each probe are shown next to the rows. The barcode in Z1 cells isintegrated site specifically in ROSA26 locus. Scale bar is 10 μm.

FIG. 3D. Probe competition can detect all four target nucleotides. Eachmatrix represents SNV analysis with four distinct color permutations, asin FIG. 3C, with the indicated target nucleotide at distinct positions.For targeting U (right-most matrix), one permutation (14) is ambiguousdue to wobble base pairing, but others (e.g. 15) provide accuratediscrimination. Color scale represents the percentage of dots in whichthe indicated color channel has the highest rank of normalizedbrightness (see Methods). Total of 4009 cells were analyzed, with atleast 135 cells for each color permutation.

FIGS. 4A-4F. CRISPR base edits can be read out in situ.

FIG. 4A. Arrays of 12 barcodes were designed so that, in each barcode, asingle base pair (black vertical line) can be targeted by the adeninebase editor (ABE) and a gRNA. The barcode arrays were packaged inlentivirus at 404 and transduced into HEK293T cells at 408. ABE7.10,gRNA, and a fluorescent co-transfection marker (e.g., GFP), weretransiently delivered as DNA into the cells at 412, and editing wasallowed to occur for 5 days at 416. Finally, cells were fixed, treatedwith T3 RNA polymerase and read out by competing probes for original(orange) and edited (red) base variants at 420.

FIG. 4B. Two designs of the memory array. Design 1 allows each barcodeto be edited independently by a distinct gRNA, whereas all barcodes indesign 2 are targeted by the same gRNA, providing more memory states foran individual gRNA. In both designs, the state of each individualbarcode can be readout in situ, using Zombie.

FIG. 4C. Representative images, for design 1 (left) and design 2(right), showing a mixture of edited (red) and unedited (yellow) activesites. Since barcodes are delivered by lentiviral transduction, cellscan carry multiple copies of the barcode in their genome. The experimentwas independently repeated twice with similar results. Scale bar is 10μm.

FIG. 4D. Each barcode in design 1 (left) can be addressed independentlyusing its corresponding gRNA. 2×2 matrices show results of targetingdistinct barcodes. Edits are seen at the targeted barcode but not theadjacent non-targeted barcode. In contrast, design 2 gRNA (right) canedit all barcodes. The experiment was independently repeated twice withsimilar results. Scale bar is 3 μm.

FIG. 4E. Analysis of Barcode 1, Design 1 (left) and Barcode 10, Design 2(right). Dots can be classified into distinct edited and unedited groupsbased on the signal intensity in edited and unedited channels. Scatterplots show the natural log of the intensity in edited versus uneditedchannels. Data from negative control samples (blue) are plotted on topof points from samples which received both ABE7.10 and gRNA plasmids.See FIGS. 16-17 for all barcodes in both designs.

FIG. 4F. Edits are detected when both ABE and gRNA are present. Eachpoint represents one barcode, red lines show the median. Without ABE andbarcode-specific gRNA, only a very small fraction of active sites aremis-identified as edited, indicating low false positive rates acrossbarcodes. Note that editing rates differ among barcodes (verticalscatter). On average 1357 and 383 active sites were analyzed for eachbarcode at each condition, for design 1 and 2, respectively.

FIGS. 5A-5H. Zombie can detect barcodes and discriminate singlenucleotide variants in chick embryo and adult mouse brain.

FIG. 5A. The ZL1 construct includes a barcode downstream of phagepromoters and a human Ubiquitin C promoter (hUbi) controlling GFPexpression to allow identification of transduced cells. ZL1 was packagedin lentivirus at 504 and injected into the olfactory bulb of a 3-monthold mouse at 508 a or chick neural tube at embryonic stage HH10 at 508b. Chick embryos were incubated for 3 days post-transduction, untilstage HH27, at 512 a and then frozen and sectioned for analysis of theneural tube at 516 a. Mouse brains were frozen and sectioned 3 dayspost-transduction at 512 b to analyze olfactory bulb at 516 b. Bothsamples were then fixed, treated with T7 RNA polymerase, probed, andimaged at 520.

FIG. 5B. In coronal sections through the diencephalon of chick embryos,distinct active sites (arrowheads) were observed with, but not without,transcription by T7 RNA polymerase. Similarly, Zombie active sites couldalso be detected, in a T7 dependent manner, in the granular cell layerof the olfactory bulb (arrowheads). Although the expression of GFP,detected by HCR, was sparse (arrows), the injection site could still beidentified. All experiments were repeated on at least 3 sections withsimilar results. (C) To test for detection of single base pairmismatches in mouse and chicken tissue sections, samples were hybridizedwith match and mismatch probes (pink and green, respectively). Areference probe independently identified the active sites.

FIGS. 5D-5E. In both chicken and mouse samples, fluorescent signal atactive sites was dominated by the match probe, regardless of channelassignments (columns). Match probes also co-localized with referencechannels (bottom rows), indicating competition between match andmismatch probes does not reduce overall detection efficiency. Allexperiments were repeated on at least 3 sections with similar results.Since barcodes are delivered by lentiviral injection, cells can carrymultiple copies of the barcode in their genome. Scale bars are 10 μm.

FIG. 5F. Pairs of barcoded lentiviral vectors were used to furtherassess the SNV detection capability in vivo. Each virus contains twodistinct 20 bp barcodes, denoted by 1 and 2. Within a pair, viruses havevariants of these barcodes that differ with each other at only one basepair (A or G). A mix of three viral pairs, with different barcodesequences but the same SNV arrangement, was co-injected in the mouseolfactory bulb and read out in three rounds of hybridization andimaging, 12 days post-transduction.

FIG. 5G. Scatter plots showing natural log of signal intensity for twovariants (A and G) of two barcodes (1 and 2) for lentivirus pair 1 (seeFIG. 19 for the other pairs). Each point represents one active site. Thepoints are color coded based on their barcode 1 state (top) or barcode 2state (bottom) to show the concordance between the detected state of twobarcodes.

FIG. 5H. In all pairs, the majority of active sites are classified aseither A or G for both barcodes. Data are combined from two biologicalreplicates.

FIGS. 6A-6D. In situ readout of a combinatorial barcode library.

FIG. 6A. A combinatorial lentiviral library in which each of 4 positionscan take one of three distinct position-specific 20 bp barcodes togenerate 81 possible barcode combinations. The viruses also encodeCerulean downstream of hUbi promoter.

FIG. 6B. The frequency at which barcode combinations are detected insitu, in transduced HEK293T cells, is consistent with the frequencymeasured by next generation sequencing. Each point represents onebarcode combination. 906 active sites were analyzed by Zombie. Errorbars are 95% binomial confidence intervals, calculated usingClopper-Pearson method. Since the number of observations by imaging (906active sites) is lower than the sequencing read count (102056 alignedreads), the horizontal error bars are wider than the vertical ones.

FIG. 6C. Detection of two clones of cells, labeled by two barcodecombinations, in a coronal section of chick neural tube. Maximumintensity projected images corresponding to variants in each barcodeposition are merged in 3 color channels (cyan, magenta, and yellow,corresponding to A). Dots that do not appear consistently in all roundsare excluded from the analysis.

FIG. 6D. Examples of cells in developing chick cortex (i), pallidum(ii), and retina (iii) labeled with various barcode combinations(arbitrary colors). The inset shows the approximate location of thepanels on a drawing of a coronal section through chick neural tube andindicates dorsal (D) and ventral (V) directions. For FIGS. 6C and 6D,two embryos were analyzed. 39 out of 81 barcode combinations wereidentified in one embryo by analyzing 44 images acquired from 10sections. In the other embryo, 20 distinct barcode combinations wereidentified in 11 images acquired from 6 consecutive sections. Scale barsare 25 m.

FIGS. 7A-7D. Zombie active sites are only found in the cells where theyare made, whereas the individual transcripts can diffuse away and bedetected in cells other than their cell of origin.

FIG. 7A. Co-culture of mES-Z1 cells with non-transgenic parental cells.Active sites are only found in CFP+ cells. However, small diffractionlimited dots are found in all cells including the non-transgenic ones.

FIG. 7B. Same image as A, but with blue and cyan channels turned off forbetter visibility of the barcode signal. A few examples of individualbarcode transcripts are marked by circles. The inset shows a magnifiedand contrast adjusted view of a CFP negative cell, marked by the square,which contains some small barcode dots, indicating diffusion ofindividual RNA molecules from the cells in which they are produced.

FIG. 7C. In the absence of any transgenic cells, background non-specificsignal is low. Indicating that the signal observed in the presence oftransgenic cells is not non-specific HCR amplification.

FIG. 7D. Same image as FIG. 7C, but with blue and cyan channels turnedoff to make the lack of small dots more evident. The experiments wereindependently repeated three times with similar results. Scale bar is 25m.

FIG. 8. Histogram of intensity for the brightest dot in each cell showsbimodal distribution, consistent with presence or absence of activesites in the cells.

FIG. 9. Mutual information analysis of pairwise correlations between Z3barcodes. Diagonal elements are set to 1 by definition. Off-diagonalelements represent normalized mutual information (i.e. uncertaintycoefficient) between detection of indicated barcode pairs. Low valuesare consistent with independent detection. For each pair of barcodes,detecting one at a given site does not significantly alter theprobability of detection of the other (chi-square test, p>0.1). Total of564 cells were analyzed.

FIG. 10. Reliable detection of 20 bp targets with individual HCR probes.Images show same treatment as in FIG. 2B, except with HCR amplification.Images are scaled to different intensity ranges compared to FIG. 2B. Theexperiment was independently repeated three times with similar results.Scale bar is 25 μm.

FIG. 11. In the absence of competition, probes with a single mismatchcan bind to their targets in the active site and generate significantfluorescent signal. The signal from probes with a single mismatch (A, G,or C) is minimal when they are hybridized together with a match probe(T) in an equimolar mixture (FIG. 3C, reproduced here in the box withthe panels not relevant to the current experiment shaded). However, whenhybridized individually, without competition, they generate considerablesignal in the active sites. Representative images are shown outside thebox, next to their corresponding condition. All images were acquired andprocessed under the same conditions for each channel. Histograms showthe distribution of signal intensity (natural log of the intensity ofthe brightest dot in each cell) for the mismatch probes in the presenceand absence of competition. Total of 2374 cells were analyzed for the nocompetition conditions, with at least 295 cells for each condition. Thebimodal distributions, in the absence of competition, reflect a subsetof cells with bright active sites. This background signal is largelyreduced in the presence of competition. These results suggest that probecompetition is necessary for discrimination of single nucleotidevariants.

FIG. 12. Representative images showing discrimination based on a singlenucleotide mismatch. All images are acquired under the same conditions,and brightness for each channel is adjusted identically across all theimages. Each column represents one experiment in which four probes witha single nucleotide variation and orthogonal HCR initiators (B1, B2, B3,and B4) were mixed and hybridized to the sample. The identity of thevariable nucleotide is shown by the letter on the panels. HCR initiatorsand the fluorescent channels used for each probe are shown next to therows. See FIG. 3D for quantification of the results. Scale bar is 10 am.

FIG. 13. SNV detection is robust to the position of the variant basepair in the barcode sequence. Matrices represent SNV analysis, as inFIG. 3D, with four distinct color permutations, with the indicatedtarget nucleotide at positions 1 through 7 (starting from the 5′ end ofthe probe). Accurate discrimination can be achieved for positions 2 to7. Even position 1 provides discrimination ability. Total of 9364 cellswere analyzed, with at least 234 cells for each permutation.

FIG. 14. Edited and unedited barcodes can be distinguished based on thesignal intensity of the competing probes. The barcodes in the syntheticmemory unit can be edited upon transfection with ABE and theircorresponding gRNA. For each active site, signal intensity of probesdetecting edited versus unedited state was quantified. The scatter plotsshow two distinct groups for each barcode, representing the edited andunedited states.

FIG. 15. Bootstrap analysis of active site classification. For eachbarcode, boxplots show the fraction of active sites that were classifieddifferently when the data were resampled with replacement. The centralred line in each box indicates the median, across 5000 bootstrap rounds,and the bottom and top edges of the box indicate the 25th and 75thpercentiles, respectively. The whiskers extend to the most extreme datapoints not considered outliers. Red lines at zero, in design 2, indicatethat no dots changed their classification.

FIGS. 16A-16B. Design 1 barcodes can be classified based on signalintensity in edited and unedited channels.

FIG. 16A. Scatter plots show natural log of signal intensity in theedited (y-axis) versus unedited (x-axis) channels for each barcode.Negative controls lacking ABE and gRNA (blue) are superimposed onsamples transfected with all components (orange). Edited (upper orangecloud) and unedited (lower blue cloud) active sites are broadlydistinguishable.

FIG. 16B. Natural log of signal intensity in edited versus uneditedchannels color coded based on the frequency (%) by which classificationof each dot, as edited or unedited, is changed across 5000 rounds ofbootstrap resampling. All points here are from samples transfected withGFP, ABE, and the gRNA of the specified barcode.

FIGS. 17A-17B. Design 2 barcodes can be classified based on signalintensity in edited and unedited channels.

FIG. 17A. Scatter plots show natural log of signal intensity in theedited (y-axis) versus unedited (x-axis) channels for each barcode.Negative controls lacking ABE and gRNA (blue) are superimposed onsamples transfected with all components (orange). Edited (upper orangecloud) and unedited (lower blue cloud) active sites are broadlydistinguishable.

FIG. 17B. Natural log of signal intensity in edited versus uneditedchannels color coded based on the frequency (%) by which classificationof each dot, as edited or unedited, is changed across 5000 rounds ofbootstrap resampling. All points here are from samples transfected withCFP, ABE, and the gRNA of the specified barcode.

FIG. 18. Edit frequencies measured by Zombie are similar to thosemeasured by next generation sequencing. HEK293T cells containingmultiple integrations of lentivirally delivered design 1 memory arraywere transiently transfected with plasmids for ABE7.10, a barcodespecific gRNA, and CFP (orange points). As negative control, a separategroup with CFP but not ABE7.10 and gRNA was also transfected (bluepoints). 5 days after transfection, some cells from each group wereanalyzed by Zombie, similar to FIGS. 4A-4F, and the rest were analyzedby next generation sequencing (see methods). No edits by Zombie wasdetected in four negative control samples (not plotted). Error bars are95% binomial confidence intervals, calculated using Clopper-Pearsonmethod. Number of active sites analyzed by Zombie were 4251, 1237, 2910,3466, 4883, 3742, 3095, 2465, 1501, and 1991 for barcodes 1 through 10,respectively, in ABE and gRNA positive condition (orange) and 3650,3293, 4496, 5508, 5347, 3986, 5605, 5020, 2790, and 2142 for barcodes 1through 10, respectively, in the control condition (blue).

FIG. 19. Zombie accurately discriminates barcodes with single nucleotidevariations in mouse brain tissue. Scatter plots showing natural log ofsignal intensity for two variants (A and G) of two barcodes (1 and 2),as in FIG. 5G, for lentivirus pairs 2 (left) and 3 (right). Each pointrepresents one active site. The experiment was performed on brainsections from two mice. Biological duplicates showed similar results.

FIGS. 20A-20D. Overlapping barcode integration sites can result inunderestimation of Zombie SNV detection accuracy in mouse brainsections.

FIG. 20A. Correlation between two SNVs engineered in the same virus canbe used to estimate SNV detection accuracy in tissue samples transducedby the viral mix (Schematic reproduced from FIG. 5F). The lentiviruspairs are designed so that each active site incorporates either an A inboth barcodes 1 and 2, or a G in both barcodes.

FIG. 20B. Maximum intensity projection of a confocal stack showstransduced cells in a section of mouse olfactory bulb. Scale bar is 50μm.

FIG. 20C. Injection of lentivirus mix into the olfactory bulb can resultin the integration of multiple viral genomes, containing differentbarcodes, in the same cell. Imaging reveals multiple “GG” (arrows) and“AA” (arrowheads) integration sites in the same cell, which permitaccurate classification.

FIG. 20D. In some cases, integration sites for two virus pairs overlapin the nucleus (dashed circle), leading to an erroneous SNV call. Upperand lower images are identical overlays of the four images in FIG. 20C,but the lower image also includes CFP fluorescence in gray. Theexperiment was repeated on two biologically independent samples withsimilar results. Scale bar is 5 μm.

FIG. 21. In situ readout of a viral library with 81 combinations inthree rounds of hybridization and imaging. In each round, tissuesections were analyzed using 4 probes, in distinct fluorescencechannels, corresponding to three variants in one of the barcodepositions 1, 2, or 3 and one variant in position 4 (see FIG. 6A for thedesign of the library). As a result, in each round, some active siteswere visualized in two channels (shown as semi-circles in thisillustration). Information from images of all three rounds was thencombined to decode the identity of each active site.

FIGS. 22A-22D. Zombie barcode detection is compatible with in situdetection of endogenous gene expression in tissue sections.

FIG. 22A. Maximum projected confocal images of an olfactory bulb sectionare tiled to show a larger field of view. The barcode was delivered byinjection of a lentivirus that also expresses H2B-Cerulean under humanUbiC promoter. Expression of Tbx21 and Tyrosine hydroxylase (Th) wasvisualized by HCR Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH). CFP isdetected based on its native fluorescence, without any further staining.

FIG. 22B 1-22B2. Although there is a correlation between expression ofCFP and detection of Zombie active sites, there are instances of cellswith low or no CFP that have an active site (arrow), as well as thosethat show CFP expression but no active site (arrowhead). Without beingbound to any particular theory, it is believed that the former is causedby lack of expression of CFP from the integrated viral genome (e.g., dueto silencing) and the latter is indicative of imperfect barcodedetection efficiency.

FIG. 22C-22D. magnified views showing Tbx21 (green) and Th (red)endogenous mRNA detected by HCR in two orthogonal channels. Fourbiological replicates showed similar results. scale bar is 200 μm.

FIG. 23. Formaldehyde (PFA) fixation prior to in situ transcriptionresults in a drastic decrease in detection efficiency. Histogram ofintensity of the brightest dot in each cell is shown for differentfixation and permeabilization conditions. Fraction of cells with activesites decreases significantly when cells are fixed by 1% PFA andpermeabilized by 3:1 mixture of methanol and acetic acid (MAA). Fixationby 2 and 4% PFA leads to almost complete lack of Zombie active site incells. For this reason, PFA fixation is not used prior to in situtranscription.

FIG. 24. Effect of transcription time and fixation on detectionefficiency. Increasing transcription time from 15 min to 3 hours has amodest effect on transcription efficiency. However, fixing with MAA (3:1mix of methanol and acetic acid) increases efficiency considerablycompared to fixing with 100% methanol.

FIG. 25. The ratio of acetic acid to methanol in the fixation step priorto in situ transcription affects detection efficiency. Histogram ofintensity of the brightest dot in each cell is shown for differentacetic acid to methanol ratios. 25% acetic acid in methanol was usedherein for fixation. A modest gain in efficiency can be obtained byincreasing acetic acid to 35 or 50 percent.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In the following detailed description, reference is made to theaccompanying drawings, which form a part hereof. In the drawings,similar symbols typically identify similar components, unless contextdictates otherwise. The illustrative embodiments described in thedetailed description, drawings, and claims are not meant to be limiting.Other embodiments may be utilized, and other changes may be made,without departing from the spirit or scope of the subject matterpresented herein. It will be readily understood that the aspects of thepresent disclosure, as generally described herein, and illustrated inthe Figures, can be arranged, substituted, combined, separated, anddesigned in a wide variety of different configurations, all of which areexplicitly contemplated herein and made part of the disclosure herein.

All patents, published patent applications, other publications, andsequences from GenBank, and other databases referred to herein areincorporated by reference in their entirety with respect to the relatedtechnology.

Molecular barcoding technologies that uniquely identify single cells arehampered by limitations in barcode measurement. Readout by sequencingdoes not preserve the spatial organization of cells in tissues, whereasimaging methods preserve spatial structure but are less sensitive tobarcode sequence. A system for image-based readout of short (20 bp) DNAbarcodes is disclosed herein. In this system, referred to herein asZombie, the spatial location and sequence of DNA barcodes can bedetected with high sensitivity in fixed tissues. Phage RNA polymerasescan transcribe engineered barcodes in fixed cells. The resulting RNA canbe subsequently detected by fluorescent in situ hybridization. Usingcompeting match and mismatch probes, Zombie can accurately discriminatesingle-nucleotide differences in the barcodes. Zombie can allow in situreadout of dense combinatorial barcode libraries and single-basemutations produced by CRISPR base editors without requiring barcodeexpression in live cells. Zombie can function across diverse contexts,including cell culture, chick embryos, and adult mouse brain tissue. Theability to sensitively read out compact and diverse DNA barcodes byimaging will facilitate a broad range of barcoding and genomic recordingstrategies.

Disclosed herein include embodiments of a method of determining barcodesequences in situ. In some embodiments, the method comprises: providinga plurality of cells each comprising a barcode polynucleotide with abarcode sequence. The method can comprise: fixing cells of the pluralityof cells using a fixative to obtain a plurality of fixed cells. Themethod can comprise: generating, for each of one or more fixed cells ofthe plurality of fixed cells, a plurality of barcode moleculescomprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in thefixed cell. The method can comprise: contacting each of the one or morefixed cells with a plurality of detection probes each comprising abarcode binding sequence. In some embodiments, thereby (i) one, at leastone, or each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising thebarcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes toa detection probe of the plurality of detection probes comprising thebarcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence,or a portion thereof, and (ii) the detection probe is associated with afluorophore. The method can comprise: detecting the fluorophore, orfluorescence thereof, associated with the detection probe hybridized tothe one, at least one, or each barcode molecule in each of the one ormore fixed cells using fluorescence imaging. The fluorophore, associatedwith the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule comprisingthe barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell,detected can indicate the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotidein the fixed cell.

Disclosed herein include embodiments of a plurality of compositions fordetermining barcode sequences in situ. In some embodiments, theplurality of compositions comprises: (1) a plurality of cells eachcomprising a barcode polynucleotide with a barcode sequence, (2a) adonor plasmid comprising the barcode polynucleotide, a sequence thereof,a subsequence thereof, or a reverse complementary sequence of any of theproceeding, the barcode polynucleotide comprising at least one barcodesequence, (2b) a plasmid capable of expressing Cas9 and/or a guideribonucleic acid (gRNA) for integrating the barcode polynucleotide intothe genome, and/or (2c) a viral vector for integrating the barcodepolynucleotide into each of the plurality of cells, a polynucleotidecomprising the barcode polynucleotide, a sequence thereof, a subsequencethereof, or a reverse complementary sequence of any of the proceeding,(3) a fixative, (4) a plurality of detection probes, and/or (5) pairs ofamplifier probes, or a plurality of first amplifier probes, of anymethod or embodiment disclosed herein. Disclosed herein includeembodiments of a kit. In some embodiments, the kit comprises: aplurality of compositions disclosed herein. The kit can comprise:instructions for using the plurality of compositions for determiningbarcode sequences in situ, high throughput screening, analyzing clonaldynamics and heterogeneity in a tumor or tumors, immunology, ordevelopmental biology, and/or lineage or event recording.

Disclosed herein include embodiments of a method comprising using aplurality of compositions or a kit disclosed herein for: high throughputscreening, analyzing clonal dynamics and heterogeneity in a tumor ortumors, immunology, or developmental biology, and/or lineage or eventrecording.

Definitions

Unless defined otherwise, technical and scientific terms used hereinhave the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill inthe art to which the present disclosure belongs. See, e.g., Singleton etal., Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology 2nd ed., J. Wiley& Sons (New York, N.Y. 1994); Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning, ALaboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Press (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.1989). For purposes of the present disclosure, the following terms aredefined below.

In Situ Readout of Barcodes

Molecular recording systems help the study of development and disease byallowing reconstruction of dynamic, single-cell developmental historiesfrom end-point measurements. In these systems, individual cells activelyrecord information within their genome by continuous editing of uniquelyidentifiable engineered genomic target sites, or ‘barcodes’. Multiplemethods that use CRISPR/Cas9 or site-specific recombinases to producebarcode diversity have now been developed, including the use of CRISPRbase editors, in which catalytically impaired Cas9 is fused todeaminases and other enzymes to target mutations to specific nucleotideswithout generating double stranded breaks.

In these approaches, readout of barcode edits is most often done bysequencing, which is sensitive to single nucleotide variations and canbe performed at high throughput. However, sequencing-based approachesdisrupt spatial organization of cells within tissues, and often recoverinformation only from a minority of cells. The ability to accurately andefficiently read out single cell barcode edits in situ would linkdynamic developmental history with spatial multicellular organizationthat is essential for the function of many biological systems.

Nucleic acids can be detected in situ, including using strategies forcombinatorially encoding a large diversity of transcripts, techniquesfor amplifying signal from single mRNA molecules, and approaches for insitu sequencing. Barcodes transcribed in living cells can be detectedprior to fixation. However, ensuring detectable barcode expressionacross a diverse population of living cells can be challenging due tostochastic silencing, bursty expression, and unintended cell-typedependent promoter activity. Eliminating the need for expression inliving cells could therefore simplify the design of barcode systems. Inaddition, some methods only detect large scale differences in targetsequence and therefore cannot access single nucleotide variations. Forexample, recording can be based on detection of large-scale barcodedeletions. Thus, there is a need for a simple and effective strategy fordiscriminating barcode edits in fixed tissues.

Disclosed herein includes an in situ detection method that is sensitiveto single nucleotide edits and can be applied in diverse organismalcontexts. In some embodiments, it uses well-characterized RNApolymerases from the bacteriophages T3, T7, and SP6 to transcribegenomically integrated barcodes in fixed cells, producing an amplifiedRNA product that can then be detected using single molecule FISH(smFISH) or Hybridization Chain Reaction (HCR). Phage polymerases areknown to be efficient and specific for their target promoters, but havenot been applied in fixed cells previously. Because the method is basedon ‘waking up’ otherwise transcriptionally ‘dead’ (silent) barcodes infixed cells, it is referred to herein as “Zombie” for ‘Zombie is OpticalMeasurement of Barcodes by In situ Expression’. As disclosed herein,Zombie can efficiently detect short (20 bp) barcodes, accuratelydiscriminates single nucleotide variants (SNVs), and detects edits madeby base editors, without requiring endogenous expression in someembodiments. These capabilities allow for compact virally deliveredcombinatorial barcode libraries, and various recording applications.Furthermore, the simplicity and robustness of this system enables it tofunction not only in cell culture but also in tissues, organs, and/ororganisms, for example chick embryos and adult mouse brain tissues.

As disclosed herein, phage RNA polymerases can enable imaging-basedbarcode readout in individual fixed cells, producing easily detectablefluorescent dots localized to transcriptional sites (See FIGS. 1A-1G forexamples). Transcription can enable detection of 20 bp barcodes (SeeFIGS. 2A-2D for examples) with discrimination of single nucleotidevariants using competing probes (See FIGS. 3A-3D for examples). Thiscapability can further enable recovery of edits made by a CRISPR baseeditor in live cells (See FIGS. 4A-4F for examples). The system can beversatile, for example, operating not only in cell culture but also inchick embryos and adult mouse brain tissue (See FIGS. 5A-5H forexamples) and can therefore be suitable for in vivo barcodingapplications (See FIGS. 6A-6D for example). Zombie can allow highdensity barcoding and recording with in situ readout.

Concatenating multiple 20 bp barcodes, as in FIGS. 6A-6D, can enablecombinatorial libraries of distinct barcodes, for example, using amodest library of 81 barcodes. In some embodiments, the same design canbe scaled up to produce an exponential increase in coding capacity. Forexample, an array of 12 barcode positions, with 3 barcode variants perposition, is expected to achieve a potential barcode diversity of531,441 variants, similar to that used in sequencing-based barcodingapplications, while requiring only 240 bp of sequence and 9 rounds ofimaging for read-out (An error correcting coding scheme would requireadditional hybridization rounds). Coding capacity can be furtherexpanded by inserting multiple arrays at distinct, spatially resolvablegenomic sites.

The kits, compositions, methods and systems disclosed herein can enableviral barcoding with imaging readout. In viral barcoding, cells arelabeled at a single time-point or, more recently, at multipletime-points, to enable subsequent identification of their descendants.Viral barcoding methods have been used in the study of hematopoieticdevelopment, neurobiology, and cancer. They have also enabled newhigh-throughput screening approaches. However, the methods so farpredominantly relied on sequencing for readout of virally deliveredbarcodes. Diverse combinatorial libraries of short Zombie-readablebarcodes enable simultaneous recovery of lineage, cell fate, and spatialorganization in diverse settings, including development, regeneration,and cancer. Similarly, Zombie can facilitate multiplexed high-throughputscreening, in which cellular phenotypes are assayed by imaging andconnected to genetic or environmental perturbations that are identifiedby barcodes.

One non-limiting exemplary application of Zombie is to enable improvedrecording systems with image-based readout. In the previously describedMEMOIR recording system, Cas9 stochastically and continuously edited ˜1kb barcoded memory elements over multiple cell cycles. These editsresulted in large scale sequence deletions, providing only a singlebinary memory state per kilobase of sequence. By contrast, in situreadout of base edits could provide a much higher memory density.Additionally, by circumventing the need for barcode expression in livingcells, the method and system disclosed herein can avoid issues withburstiness in expression and stochastic silencing, And thus enable amore powerful imaging-based recording system, while maintainingcompatibility with subsequent transcriptome readout, e.g. by sequentialFluorescence In Situ Hybridization (seqFISH), in the same cells.

Currently available methods and systems suffer from a general tradeoffbetween sequencing-based approaches that provide high throughput singlenucleotide level readout but no spatial context and imaging approachesthat preserve spatial information but lack the sensitivity ofsequencing. Recent work has begun to bridge this gap in both directions.The in situ barcode readout method and system disclosed herein allowimaging-based detection with sensitivity and scalability comparable tosequencing, and thus can facilitate imaging-based barcoding, recording,and other applications currently dominated by sequencing.

Determining Barcode Sequences in Situ

Disclosed herein include embodiments of a method of determining barcodesequences in situ. In some embodiments, the method comprises: providinga plurality of cells each comprising a barcode polynucleotide with abarcode sequence (e.g., at 104 in FIG. 1). The method can comprise:fixing cells of the plurality of cells using a fixative to obtain aplurality of fixed cells (e.g., at 112 in FIG. 1). The method cancomprise: generating, for each of one or more fixed cells of theplurality of fixed cells, a plurality of barcode molecules comprisingthe barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell(e.g., at 120 in FIG. 1 after adding a polymerase, such as a phagepolymerase at 116 in FIG. 1). The method can comprise: contacting eachof the one or more fixed cells with a plurality of detection probes eachcomprising a barcode binding sequence (e.g., at 124 in FIG. 1; see FIG.2A for a non-limiting exemplary schematic illustration of a detectionprobe design). In some embodiments, thereby (i) one, at least one, oreach of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcodesequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to adetection probe of the plurality of detection probes comprising thebarcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence,or a portion thereof, and (ii) the detection probe is associated with afluorophore (See FIG. 3A for a non-limiting exemplary schematicillustration). The method can comprise: detecting the fluorophore, orfluorescence thereof, associated with the detection probe hybridized tothe one, at least one, or each barcode molecule in each of the one ormore fixed cells using fluorescence imaging (e.g., at 128 in FIG. 1; seeFIGS. 1D, 1C, 2B, 2E, 2F, and 3C for non-limiting exemplary compositefluorescent images). The fluorophore, associated with the detectionprobe hybridized to the barcode molecule comprising the barcode sequenceof the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell, detected can indicatethe barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell.

Detecting Barcodes Using Hybridization Chain Reaction

In some embodiments, contacting each of the one or more fixed cells withthe plurality of detection probes comprises: contacting each of the oneor more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes eachcomprising the barcode binding sequence and an initiator sequence (SeeFIG. 2A for an example). In some embodiments, thereby one, at least one,or each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcodesequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to adetection probe of the plurality of detection probes comprising thebarcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence,or a portion thereof (See FIG. 3A for an example). Contacting each ofthe one or more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes cancomprise: contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with pairs ofamplifier probes (e.g., pairs of chain reaction probes). The amplifierprobes of each pair of amplifier probes can comprise an identicalfluorophore. In some embodiments, thereby a first amplifier probe of apair of amplifier probes hybridizes to (i) the initiator sequence of adetection probe of the plurality of detection probes hybridized to abarcode molecule in the fixed cell and (ii) a second amplifier probe ofthe pair of amplifier probes.

Amplification.

In some embodiments, the initiator sequence is about 40 nucleotides inlength. The length of the initiator sequence can be different indifferent implementations. In some embodiments, the initiator sequencecan be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 10, 11, 12,13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48,49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66,67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84,85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, or anumber or a range between any two of these values, nucleotides inlength.

In some embodiments, two, or different, pairs of amplifier probescomprise different fluorophores. The two, or different, fluorophores canbe spectrally distinct. In some embodiments, thereby a first amplifierprobe molecule of the first amplifier probe of the pair of amplifierprobes hybridize to (i) a detection probe molecule of the detectionprobe hybridized to the barcode molecule in the fixed cell and (ii) asecond amplifier probe molecule of the second amplifier probe of thepairs of amplifier probes, and first amplifier probe molecules of thefirst amplifier probe of the pair of amplifier probes hybridize tosecond amplifier probe molecules, comprising the second amplifier probemolecule hybridized to the first amplifier probe molecule, of the secondamplifier probe of the pairs of amplifier probes in a chain reaction.First amplifier probe molecules and second amplifier probe molecules notin the chain reaction (e.g., first amplifier probe molecules nothybridized to second amplifier probe molecules, or second amplifierprobe molecules not hybridized to first amplifier probe molecules) canbe removed (e.g., washed away).

The number of first amplifier probe molecules and the number of secondamplifier probe molecules in the chain reaction can be different indifferent implementations. For example, at least 10 first amplifierprobe molecules can hybridize to at least 10 second amplifier probemolecules in the chain reaction. In some embodiments, the number offirst amplifier probe molecules hybridized to the second amplifier probemolecules, the number of second amplifier probe molecules hybridized tothe first amplifier probe molecules, or the total number of first andsecond amplifier probe molecules in the chain reaction, can be, can beabout, can be at least, or can be at most, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160,170, 180, 190, 200, 210, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260, 270, 280, 290, 300,310, 320, 330, 340, 350, 360, 370, 380, 390, 400, 410, 420, 430, 440,450, 460, 470, 480, 490, 500, 510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560, 570, 580,590, 600, 610, 620, 630, 640, 650, 660, 670, 680, 690, 700, 710, 720,730, 740, 750, 760, 770, 780, 790, 800, 810, 820, 830, 840, 850, 860,870, 880, 890, 900, 910, 920, 930, 940, 950, 960, 970, 980, 990, 1000,2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10000, or a number or arange between any two of these values.

In some embodiments, (1) a first amplifier probe of the pair ofamplifier probes comprises (1a) a first amplifier probe subsequence thatis reverse complementary to a first subsequence of the initiatorsequence of the detection probe of the plurality of detection probes.The first amplifier probe can comprise (1b) a second amplifier probesubsequence that is reverse complementary to a second subsequence of theinitiator sequence. The first amplifier probe can comprise (1c) a thirdamplifier probe subsequence. The first amplifier probe can comprise (1d)a fourth amplifier probe subsequence comprising the second subsequenceof the initiator sequence. In some embodiments, (2) a second amplifierprobe of the pair of amplifier probes comprises (2a) a first amplifierprobe subsequence comprising a reverse complementary sequence of thethird amplifier probe subsequence of the first amplifier probe. Thesecond amplifier probe can comprise (2b) a second amplifier probesubsequence comprising the second amplifier probe subsequence. Thesecond amplifier probe can comprise (2c) a third amplifier probesubsequence comprising the first subsequence of the initiator sequence.The second amplifier probe can comprise (2d) a fourth amplifier probesubsequence comprising the second subsequence of the initiator sequence.Contacting the plurality of fixed cells with the pairs of amplifierprobes can comprise contacting the plurality of fixed cells with thepairs of amplifier probes each comprising the first amplifier probe andthe second amplifier probe with hairpin structures formed by the secondamplifier probe subsequence hybridizing with fourth amplifier probesubsequence of the first amplifier probe and by the second amplifierprobe subsequence hybridizing with the fourth amplifier probesubsequence of the second amplifier probe.

Barcode Readout.

In some embodiments, said detecting comprises detecting the fluorophoreof the first amplifier probe hybridized to the initiator sequence of thedetection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule in the fixed cell andthe fluorophore of the second amplifier probe of the pair of amplifierprobes comprising the first amplifier probe (See FIGS. 2B and 2E for anon-limiting exemplary composite fluorescent image).

Detecting Barcodes without Hybridization Chain Reaction

In some embodiments, contacting each of the one or more fixed cells withthe plurality of detection probes comprises: contacting each of the oneor more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes eachcomprising the barcode binding sequence and an initiator sequence. Insome embodiments, thereby one, at least one, or each of the plurality ofbarcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotidein the fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe of the plurality ofdetection probes comprising the barcode binding sequence reversecomplementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof. Contactingeach of the one or more fixed cells with the plurality of detectionprobes can comprise: contacting each of the one or more fixed cells witha plurality of first amplifier probes each comprising a differentfluorophore. In some embodiments, thereby a first amplifier probe of theplurality of first amplifier probes hybridizes to the initiator sequenceof a detection probe of the plurality of detection probes hybridized toa barcode molecule in the fixed cell.

In some embodiments, two, or different, first amplifier probes of theplurality of first amplifier probes comprise different fluorophores. Insome embodiments, thereby a first amplifier probe molecule of the firstamplifier probe of the plurality of first amplifier probes hybridizes toa detection probe molecule of the detection probe hybridized to thebarcode molecule in the fixed cell. In some embodiments, said detectingcomprises detecting the fluorophore of the first amplifier probehybridized to the initiator sequence of the detection probe hybridizedto the barcode molecule in the fixed cell (See FIG. 2F for anon-limiting exemplary composite fluorescent image).

Detecting Barcodes Using Single Molecule FISH

In some embodiments, contacting each of the one or more fixed cells withthe plurality of detection probes comprises: contacting each of the oneor more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes eachcomprising the barcode binding sequence and a fluorophore, thereby one,at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprisingthe barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizesto a detection probe of the plurality of detection probes comprising thebarcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence,or a portion thereof, and the fluorophore. In some embodiments, saiddetecting comprises detecting the fluorophore of the detection probehybridized to the barcode molecule in the fixed cell.

Barcode Construct and Integration

Barcode Genomic Integration

In some embodiments, a genome of one, at least one, or each cell of theplurality of cell comprises the barcode polynucleotide with the barcodesequence. In some embodiments, providing the plurality of cellscomprises: integrating the barcode polynucleotide into a genome of one,at least one, or each of the plurality of cells. Integrating the barcodepolynucleotide can comprise: integrating the barcode polynucleotide intothe genome of one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells at aspecific site of the genome. The specific site can be a ROSA26 locus,for example.

In some embodiments, said integrating occurs, occurs about, occurs atleast, or occurs at most, 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, 5 days, 6 days,7 days, 8 days, 9 days, 10 days, 11 days, 12 days, 13 days, 14 days, 15days, 16 days, 17 days, 18 days, 19 days, 20 days, 21 days, 22 days, 23days, 24 days, 25 days, 26 days, 27 days, 28 days, 29 days, 30 days, 31days, 32 days, 33 days, 34 days, 35 days, 36 days, 37 days, 38 days, 39days, 40 days, 41 days, 42 days, 43 days, 44 days, 45 days, 46 days, 47days, 48 days, 49 days, 50 days, 51 days, 52 days, 53 days, 54 days, 55days, 56 days, 57 days, 58 days, 59 days, 60 days, 61 days, 62 days, 63days, 64 days, 65 days, 66 days, 67 days, 68 days, 69 days, 70 days, 71days, 72 days, 73 days, 74 days, 75 days, 76 days, 77 days, 78 days, 79days, 80 days, 81 days, 82 days, 83 days, 84 days, 85 days, 86 days, 87days, 88 days, 89 days, 90 days, 91 days, 92 days, 93 days, 94 days, 95days, 96 days, 97 days, 98 days, 99 days, 100 days, 110 days, 120 days,130 days, 140 day, 150 days, 160 days, 170 days, 180 days, 190 days, 200days, 210 days, 220 days, 230 days, 240 days, 250 days, 260 days, 270days, 280 days, 290 days, 300 days, 310 days, 320 days, 330 days, 340days, 350 days, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7years, 8 years, 9 years, 10 years, 20 years, 30 years, 40 years, 50years, 60 years, 70 years, 80 years, 90 years, 100 years, or a number ora range between any two of these values, prior to said fixing.

In some embodiments, integrating the barcode polynucleotide into thegenome of one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cellscomprises: transfecting the cell with a donor plasmid comprising thebarcode polynucleotide, a sequence thereof, a subsequence thereof, of areverse complementary sequence of any of the preceding. Transfecting thecell with the donor plasmid can comprise: transfecting the cell with thedonor plasmid and a plasmid capable of expressing Cas9 and/or a guideribonucleic acid (gRNA) for integrating the barcode polynucleotide intothe genome of one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells atthe specific site of the genome.

In some embodiments, integrating the barcode polynucleotide comprises:integrating the barcode polynucleotide into the genome of one, at leastone, or each of the plurality of cells using a viral vector (See FIGS.4A and 5A for non-limiting exemplary schematic illustrations). The viralvector can comprise a polynucleotide comprising the barcodepolynucleotide, a sequence thereof, a subsequence thereof, or a reversecomplementary sequence of any of the proceeding. The viral vector cancomprise a retrovirus, a lentivirus, an adenovirus, an adeno-associatedvirus, or a combination thereof. Integrating the barcode polynucleotidecan comprise: injecting the viral vector into an organism or a tissue ofthe organism. The organism can be a mammal.

Promoter

In some embodiments, the barcode polynucleotide comprises at least onepromoter upstream (e.g., immediate upstream) of the barcode sequence.The at least one promoter can comprise three promoters. The at least onepromoter can be a phage promoter. The at least one promoter can comprisea bacteriophage T3 promoter, a bacteriophage T7 promoter, abacteriophage SP6 promoter, or a combination thereof. The at least onepromoter can be inactive in one, at least one, or each live cell of theplurality of cells. The at least one promoter can be active in one, atleast one, or each of the plurality of fixed cells.

The number of promoter(s) upstream (e.g., immediate upstream) of abarcode sequence can be different in different implementations (SeeFIGS. 1B, 2A, and 3A for examples). In some embodiments, the number ofpromoter(s) upstream (e.g., immediate upstream) of a barcode sequencecan be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24,25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42,43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60,61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78,79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96,97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, or anumber or a range between any two of these values. The number of barcodesequences under the control of a promoter can be different in differentimplementations. In some embodiments, the number of barcode sequencesunder the control of a promoter can be, be about, be at least, or atmost, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19,20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37,38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55,56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73,74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91,92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800,900, 1000, or a number or a range between any two of these values. Thetotal number of promoter(s) can be different in differentimplementations. In some embodiments, the total number of promoter(s)can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24,25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42,43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60,61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78,79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96,97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, or anumber or a range between any two of these values.

Barcode Sequences

The length of a barcode sequence can be different in differentimplementations. In some embodiments, the barcode sequence can be, canbe about, can be at least, or can be at most, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48,49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66,67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84,85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200,300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, or a number or a range betweenany two of these values, nucleotides in length.

In some embodiments, the barcode sequence is selected from a set ofpossible barcode sequences. A set of possible barcode sequences cancomprise, comprise about, comprise at least, or comprise at most, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40,41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58,59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76,77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94,95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, or a range between any two of these values,possible barcode sequences. The possible barcode sequences of each setof possible barcode sequences can differ at one position. The oneposition can be, for example, position 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29,30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47,48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65,66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83,84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, or 100,of the barcode sequence. The possible barcode sequences can compriseadenine (A) nucleobase, guanine (G) nucleobase, or cytosine (C)nucleobase at the one position. The possible barcode sequences cancomprise adenine (A) nucleobase, thymine (T) nucleobase, guanine (G)nucleobase, or cytosine (C) nucleobase at the one position. The possiblebarcode sequences of each set of possible barcode sequences can differat more than one positions (e.g., 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10,positions).

The barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in a cell can beunique. No cell can comprise a barcode polynucleotide with an identicalbarcode sequence. At least two cells of the plurality of cells cancomprise an identical barcode sequence. In some embodiments, the numberof cells comprising barcode polynucleotides with an identical barcodesequence can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 2, 2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40,41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58,59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76,77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94,95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000,2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10000, or a number or arange between any two of these values.

The barcode polynucleotides of at least two cells of the plurality ofcells can comprise different barcode sequences. The at least two cellscan be cells of a cell type, cells of a cell subtype, and/or cells of anidentical lineage. The at least two cells can be cells of different celltypes, cells of different cell subtypes, and/or cells of differentlineages. A first cell of the at least two cells can be a cell ofinterest, and/or a second cell of the at least two cells is not a cellof interest. The first cell can be a cancer cell, and/or the second cellis a normal cell. In some embodiments, the number of cells comprisingbarcode polynucleotides with different barcode sequences can be, can beabout, can be at least, or can be at most, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27,28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45,46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63,64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81,82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99,100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000,5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10000, or a number or a range between anytwo of these values.

Marker Gene

In some embodiments, the polynucleotide comprises a constitutivelyactive promoter upstream of a marker gene. The at least one promoter andthe constitutively active promoter can have divergent orientations (SeeFIGS. 1B, 5A, and 6A for examples). The marker gene, the protein encodedby the marker gene, or the expression of any of the proceeding, can beused to identify cells comprising the barcode polynucleotide and/or thebarcode sequence. The marker gene can comprise a gene of a fluorescentprotein, such as the fluorescent protein comprises a green fluorescentprotein (GFP), a yellow fluorescent protein (YFP), a cyan fluorescentprotein (CFP), or a combination thereof.

Fixation

In some embodiments, the fixative comprises a non-cross-linkingfixative, such as a precipitating fixative (e.g., an alcohol, such asmethanol), a denaturing fixative (e.g., a weak acid, such as aceticacid), or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, fixing the cellscan comprise: fixing the cells without using a cross-linking fixative.The plurality of fixed cells can comprise dead cells. The plurality ofcells can comprise live cells and/or dead cells.

The fixative can comprise methanol (or another alcohol, or anotherprecipitating fixative) and acetic acid (or another weak acid). Theratio of methanol and acetic acid in fixative can be, for example, fromabout 10:1 (e.g., v/v, w/w, v/w, or w/v) to about 1:10 (e.g. v/v, w/w,v/w, or w/v). In some embodiments, the ratio (e.g., v/v, w/w, v/w, andw/v) of methanol and acetic acid (or any two components in the fixative,such as a precipitating fixative and a denaturing fixative) can be, canbe about, can be at least, or can be at most, 1:1, 2:1, 3:1, 4:1, 5:1,6:1, 7:1, 8:1, 9:1, 10:1, 11:1, 12:1, 13:1, 14:1, 15:1, 16:1, 17:1,18:1, 19:1, 20:1, 21:1, 22:1, 23:1, 24:1, 25:1, 26:1, 27:1, 28:1, 29:1,30:1, 31:1, 32:1, 33:1, 34:1, 35:1, 36:1, 37:1, 38:1, 39:1, 40:1, 41:1,42:1, 43:1, 44:1, 45:1, 46:1, 47:1, 48:1, 49:1, 50:1, 51:1, 52:1, 53:1,54:1, 55:1, 56:1, 57:1, 58:1, 59:1, 60:1, 61:1, 62:1, 63:1, 64:1, 65:1,66:1, 67:1, 68:1, 69:1, 70:1, 71:1, 72:1, 73:1, 74:1, 75:1, 76:1, 77:1,78:1, 79:1, 80:1, 81:1, 82:1, 83:1, 84:1, 85:1, 86:1, 87:1, 88:1, 89:1,90:1, 91:1, 92:1, 93:1, 94:1, 95:1, 96:1, 97:1, 98:1, 99:1, 100:1, or anumber or a range between any two of these values. In some embodiments,the ratio (e.g., v/v, w/w, v/w, and w/v) of methanol and acetic acid (orany two components in the fixative, such as a precipitating fixative anda denaturing fixative) can be, can be about, can be at least, or can beat most, 1:2, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4, 1:6, 1:7, 1:8, 1:9, 1:10, 1:11, 1:12, 1:13,1:14, 1:15, 1:16, 1:17, 1:18, 1:19, 1:20, 1:21, 1:22, 1:23, 1:24, 1:25,1:26, 1:27, 1:28, 1:29, 1:30, 1:31, 1:32, 1:33, 1:34, 1:35, 1:36, 1:37,1:38, 1:39, 1:40, 1:41, 1:42, 1:43, 1:44, 1:45, 1:46, 1:47, 1:48, 1:49,1:50, 1:51, 1:52, 1:53, 1:54, 1:55, 1:56, 1:57, 1:58, 1:59, 1:60, 1:61,1:62, 1:63, 1:64, 1:65, 1:66, 1:67, 1:68, 1:69, 1:70, 1:71, 1:72, 1:73,1:74, 1:75, 1:76, 1:77, 1:78, 1:79, 1:80, 1:81, 1:82, 1:83, 1:84, 1:85,1:86, 1:87, 1:88, 1:89, 1:90, 1:91, 1:92, 1:93, 1:94, 1:95, 1:96, 1:97,1:98, 1:99, 1:100, or a number or a range between any two of thesevalues.

The fixative can comprise, for example, from about 5% acetic acid inmethanol to about 75% acetic acid in methanol (e.g., v/v, w/w, v/w, andw/v). The fixative can comprise, comprise about, comprise at least, orcomprise at most, 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9%, 10%, 11%, 12%,13%, 14%, 15%, 16%, 17%, 18%, 19%, 20%, 21%, 22%, 23%, 24%, 25%, 26%,27%, 28%, 29%, 30%, 31%, 32%, 33%, 34%, 35%, 36%, 37%, 38%, 39%, 40%,41%, 42%, 43%, 44%, 45%, 46%, 47%, 48%, 49%, 50%, 51%, 52%, 53%, 54%,55%, 56%, 57%, 58%, 59%, 60%, 61%, 62%, 63%, 64%, 65%, 66%, 67%, 68%,69%, 70%, 71%, 72%, 73%, 74%, 75%, 76%, 77%, 78%, 79%, 80%, 81%, 82%,83%, 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%,97%, 98%, 99%, or a number or a range between any two of these valuesacetic acid in methanol (e.g., v/v, w/w, v/w, and w/v). The fixative cancomprise, comprise about, comprise at least, or comprise at most, 1%,2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9%, 10%, 11%, 12%, 13%, 14%, 15%, 16%, 17%,18%, 19%, 20%, 21%, 22%, 23%, 24%, 25%, 26%, 27%, 28%, 29%, 30%, 31%,32%, 33%, 34%, 35%, 36%, 37%, 38%, 39%, 40%, 41%, 42%, 43%, 44%, 45%,46%, 47%, 48%, 49%, 50%, 51%, 52%, 53%, 54%, 55%, 56%, 57%, 58%, 59%,60%, 61%, 62%, 63%, 64%, 65%, 66%, 67%, 68%, 69%, 70%, 71%, 72%, 73%,74%, 75%, 76%, 77%, 78%, 79%, 80%, 81%, 82%, 83%, 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%,88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or a numberor a range between any two of these values, methanol (e.g., v/v, w/w,v/w, and w/v).

In some embodiments, the method comprises: fixing fixed cells of theplurality of fixed cells using a second fixative to obtain a pluralityof second fixed cells. Contacting each of the one or more fixed cellscan comprise: contacting each of the one or more second fixed cells witha plurality of detection probes each comprising a barcode bindingsequence. In some embodiments, thereby (i) one, at least one, or each ofthe plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence ofthe oligonucleotide in the second fixed cell hybridizes to a detectionprobe of the plurality of detection probes comprising the barcodebinding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or aportion thereof, and (ii) the detection probe is associated with afluorophore. Detecting the fluorophore, or fluorescence thereof cancomprise: detecting the fluorophore, or fluorescence thereof, associatedwith the detection probe hybridized to the one, at least one, or eachbarcode molecule in each of the one or more second fixed cells usingfluorescence imaging. The fluorophore, associated with the detectionprobe hybridized to the barcode molecule comprising the barcode sequenceof the barcode polynucleotide in the second fixed cell, detected canindicate the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in thesecond fixed cell. The second fixative can comprise a cross-linkingfixative. The second fixative can comprise an aldehyde, such asformaldehyde (e.g., such as 3%-4% formaldehyde in phosphate-bufferedsaline) and glutaraldehyde.

Barcode Expression

In some embodiments, one, at least one, or each of the plurality ofcells (e.g., cells before being fixed with a non-cross-linking fixative)comprises no barcode molecule. Generating the plurality of barcodemolecules can comprise: transcribing the barcode polynucleotide in eachof the plurality of fixed cell to generate the plurality of barcodemolecules comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotidein the fixed cell (e.g., at 116 in FIG. 1). Transcribing the barcodepolynucleotide can comprise: transcribing the barcode polynucleotide ineach of the plurality of fixed cell to generate the plurality of barcodemolecules comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotidein the fixed cell using a phage RNA polymerase. The phage RNA polymerasecan comprise a bacteriophage T3 RNA polymerase, a bacteriophage T7 RNApolymerase, a bacteriophage SP6 RNA polymerase, or a combinationthereof.

The plurality of barcode molecules comprises at least 100 barcodemolecules comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotidein each of the plurality of fixed cells. The number of barcode moleculesgenerated in each cell can be different in different implementations.The number of barcode molecules generated in each cell can be, can beabout, can be at least, or can be at most, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27,28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45,46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63,64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81,82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99,100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000,5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10000, or a number or a range between anytwo of these values.

Barcode Detection

In some embodiments, thereby the barcode sequence of each of theplurality of barcode molecules hybridizes to the barcode bindingsequence of the detection probe that is reverse complementary to thebarcode sequence of the barcode molecule (See FIG. 3A for an example).In some embodiments, contacting the plurality of fixed cells with theplurality of detection probes comprises: contacting each of the one ormore fixed cells with detection probe molecules of each of the pluralityof detection. In some embodiments, thereby (i) one, at least one, oreach of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcodesequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to adetection probe molecule of the detection probe of the plurality ofdetection probes comprising the barcode binding sequence reversecomplementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof, and (ii)the detection probe molecule of the detection probe is associated with afluorophore.

In some embodiments, two, three, or four (or about two, three, or four)detection probes of the plurality of detection probes comprise thebarcode binding sequences that differ at one position. In someembodiments, two, three, or four (or about two, three, or four),detection probes of the plurality of detection probes comprise (i)barcode binding sequences that differ at one position and (ii) differentinitiator sequences. The (about) two, three, or four detection probescan have an identical concentration. One, at least one, or each of theplurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of theoligonucleotide in the fixed cell can hybridize to one of the (about)two, three, or four detection probes comprising the barcode bindingsequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portionthereof, not the remaining (about) one, two, or three, detectionprobe(s).

The concentration of one, at least one, or each of the (about) two,three, or four detection probes can be different in differentimplementations, such as about 4 nM. In some embodiments, theconcentration of a detection probe can be, can be about, can be atleast, or can be at most, 1 nM, 2 nM, 3 nM, 4 nM, 5 nM, 6 nM, 7 nM, 8nM, 9 nM, 10 nM, 11 nM, 12 nM, 13 nM, 14 nM, 15 nM, 16 nM, 17 nM, 18 nM,19 nM, 20 nM, 21 nM, 22 nM, 23 nM, 24 nM, 25 nM, 26 nM, 27 nM, 28 nM, 29nM, 30 nM, 31 nM, 32 nM, 33 nM, 34 nM, 35 nM, 36 nM, 37 nM, 38 nM, 39nM, 40 nM, 41 nM, 42 nM, 43 nM, 44 nM, 45 nM, 46 nM, 47 nM, 48 nM, 49nM, 50 nM, 51 nM, 52 nM, 53 nM, 54 nM, 55 nM, 56 nM, 57 nM, 58 nM, 59nM, 60 nM, 61 nM, 62 nM, 63 nM, 64 nM, 65 nM, 66 nM, 67 nM, 68 nM, 69nM, 70 nM, 71 nM, 72 nM, 73 nM, 74 nM, 75 nM, 76 nM, 77 nM, 78 nM, 79nM, 80 nM, 81 nM, 82 nM, 83 nM, 84 nM, 85 nM, 86 nM, 87 nM, 88 nM, 89nM, 90 nM, 91 nM, 92 nM, 93 nM, 94 nM, 95 nM, 96 nM, 97 nM, 98 nM, 99nM, 100 nM, or a range between any two of these values.

The plurality of detection probes can comprise a set of detectionprobes. The set of detection probe can comprise, or comprise about, 2,3, or 4 detection probes with barcode binding sequences that differ atone position (or more positions) and are reverse complementary topossible barcode sequences of one of the sets of possible barcodesequences. For example, a set of detection probes can comprise 4detection probes that differ at one position. A barcode sequence can beselected from a set of 4 possible barcode sequences that differ at oneposition. Each detection probes in the set of detection probes can bereverse complementary to one barcode sequence of the set of possiblebarcode sequences.

Combinatorial Barcoding

The barcode polynucleotide can comprise different numbers of barcodesequence(s) in different implementations (See FIGS. 4A and 6A forexamples). In some embodiments, the barcode polynucleotide of one, atleast one, or each of the plurality of cells comprises, comprises about,comprises at least, or comprises at most, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28,29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46,47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64,65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82,83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100,200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, or a number or a rangebetween any two of these values, barcode sequences.

One or more barcode sequences can be downstream (e.g., immediatelydownstream) of at least one promoter (e.g., such as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, or 10 promoters). Two (or more) of the barcode sequences can bedownstream of different promoter. The number of barcode sequencesdownstream of different promoters can be different in differentimplementations. In some embodiments, the number of barcode sequencesdownstream of different promoters can be, can be about, can be at least,or can be at most, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33,34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51,52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69,70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87,88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500,600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, or a number or a range between any two ofthese values.

The different promoters can comprise an identical promoter sequence ordifferent promoter sequences. The number of different promoterscomprising an identical promoter sequence can be different in differentimplementations. In some embodiments, the number of different promoterscomprising an identical promoter sequence can be, can be about, can beat least, or can be at most, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31,32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49,50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67,68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85,86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300,400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, or a number or a range between anytwo of these values. The number of different promoters comprisingdifferent promoter sequences can be different in differentimplementations. In some embodiments, the number of different promoterscomprising different promoter sequences can be, can be about, can be atleast, or can be at most, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32,33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50,51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68,69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86,87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400,500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, or a number or a range between any two ofthese values.

The number of barcode sequences having an identical length can bedifferent in different implementations. In some embodiments, the numberof barcode sequences having an identical length can be, can be about,can be at least, or can be at most, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48,49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66,67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84,85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200,300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, or a number or a range betweenany two of these values. The number of barcode sequences havingdifferent lengths can be different in different implementations. In someembodiments, the number of barcode sequences having different lengthscan be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25,26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43,44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61,62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79,80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97,98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, or a numberor a range between any two of these values.

The number of barcode sequences having different sequences can bedifferent in different implementations. In some embodiments, the numberof barcode sequences having different sequences can be, can be about,can be at least, or can be at most, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48,49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66,67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84,85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200,300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, or a number or a range betweenany two of these values. The number of barcode sequences having anidentical sequence can be different in different implementations. Insome embodiments, the number of barcode sequences having an identicalsequence can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40,41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58,59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76,77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94,95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000,or a number or a range between any two of these values.

The barcode sequences of a barcode polynucleotide can each be selectedfrom a different set of possible barcode sequences. A set of possiblebarcode sequences can comprise, comprise about, comprise at least, orcomprise at most, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34,35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52,53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70,71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88,89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, or a range between anytwo of these values, possible barcode sequences. The possible barcodesequences of each set of possible barcode sequences can differ at oneposition. The possible barcode sequences of each set of possible barcodesequences can differ at more than one positions (e.g., 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, or 10, positions).

A combination of the barcode sequences (e.g., 12 barcode sequences) on abarcode polynucleotide can be selected from about 16 million, or about500000, possible combinations of barcode sequences (e.g., 12 barcodesequences). In some embodiments, a combination of barcode sequences on abarcode polynucleotide can be selected from, from about, from at least,or from at most, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000,2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10000, 20000, 30000,40000, 50000, 60000, 70000, 80000, 90000, 100000, 200000, 300000,400000, 500000, 600000, 700000, 800000, 900000, 1000000, 2 million, 3million, 4 million, 5 million, 6 million, 7 million, 8 million, 9million, 10 million, 20 million, 30 million, 40 million, 50 million, 60million, 70 million, 80 million, 90 million, 100 million, or a number ora range between any two of these values, possible combinations ofbarcode sequences.

Adjacent barcode sequences can be separated from one another bydifferent numbers of nucleotides in different implementations. In someembodiments, adjacent barcode sequences can be separated from oneanother by, by about, by at least, or by at most, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25,26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43,44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61,62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79,80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97,98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, or a numberor a range between any two of these values, nucleotides.

The plurality of detection probes comprises different sets of detectionprobes (e.g., 12 sets of detection probes). In some embodiments, thenumber of set(s) of detection probes in the plurality of detectionprobes can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 1, 2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40,41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58,59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76,77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94,95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000,or a number or a range between any two of these values.

The detection probes of one of the sets of detection probes can comprisedifferent initiator sequences. Said contacting and said detectingcomprises: iteratively, contacting each of the one or more fixed cellswith a different set of detection probes each comprising a barcodebinding sequence, thereby (i) one, at least one, or each of theplurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of theoligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe of theset of detection probes comprising the barcode binding sequence reversecomplementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof, and (ii)the detection probe is associated with a fluorophore; and detecting thefluorophore associated with the detection probe hybridized to the one,at least one, or each barcode molecule in each of the one or more fixedcells using fluorescence imaging. A combination of the fluorophoresassociated with detection probes hybridized to the barcode moleculecomprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in thefixed cell, detected can indicate the barcode sequence of the barcodepolynucleotide in the fixed cell.

The method can comprise: removing the detection probe hybridized to theone, at least one, or each barcode molecule in each of the one or morefixed cells (e.g., after a round of detection). Said removing cancomprise: digesting the detection probe hybridized to the one, at leastone, or each barcode molecule in each of the one or more fixed cellsusing DNase. The number of rounds of detection for detecting the barcodesequences can be different in different implementation. In someembodiments, the number of rounds of detection can be, can be about, canbe at least, or can be at most, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48,49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66,67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84,85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200,300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, or a number or a range betweenany two of these values.

Barcode Readout

In some embodiments, the method comprises: determining the barcodesequence in each of the one or more fixed cells using the fluorophore,associated with the detection probe hybridized to the barcode moleculecomprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in thefixed cell, detected. In some embodiments, the method comprises:determining lineages of, and/or a clonal relationship between, two ormore fixed cells of the plurality of fixed cells (or corresponding cellsof the plurality of cells) using the barcode sequence of the barcodepolynucleotide in each of the two or more fixed cells (or correspondingcells). In some embodiments, the method comprises: determining a spatialrelationship (e.g., in close proximity) of two or more fixed cells ofthe plurality of fixed cells; and correlating the barcode sequences ofthe barcode polynucleotide in each of the two or more fixed cells with aspatial relationship (e.g., intermixed spatial relationship) of the twoor more fixed cells. The two or more cells can be cells of differentcell types or cell subtypes. The two or more cells can be cells of anidentical cell type or cell subtype.

Staining

In some embodiments, the method comprises: staining nuclei of theplurality of fixed cells. The method can comprise: identifying nuclei ofthe plurality of fixed cells based on the nuclei stained. Said detectingcan comprise: detecting the fluorescence of the fluorophore, associatedwith the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule comprisingthe barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell, inthe nucleus of the cell identified.

Barcode Editing

In some embodiments, the method comprises: base editing the barcodesequence of the barcode polynucleotide in one, at least one, or each ofthe plurality of cells (e.g., at 108 in FIG. 1). In some embodiments,said base editing comprises: base editing the barcode sequence of thebarcode polynucleotide in one, at least one, or each of the plurality ofcells at the one position that the possible barcode sequences from theset of possible barcode sequences are different. In some embodiments,said base editing comprises: adenine (A)-to-guanine (G) base editingand/or cytosine (C)-to-thymine (T) base editing.

In some embodiments, said base editing comprises: base editing using abase editor and a guide ribonucleic acid (gRNA) targeting a gRNAtargeting sequence of the barcode polynucleotide. The barcodepolynucleotide can comprise a Protospacer Adjacent Motif (PAM). The PAMcan be downstream of the gRNA targeting sequence. The base editor cancomprise an adenine base editor (ABE) and/or a cytosine base editor(CBE). Said base editing can comprise: introducing a plasmid capable ofexpressing the base editor and the gRNA into one or more of theplurality of cells (See FIG. 4A for an example). Said introducing cancomprise: introducing the plasmid capable of expressing the base editorand the gRNA into the one or more cells using transient transfection.

The gRNA targeting sequence can comprise the barcode sequence, or aportion thereof, of the barcode polynucleotide (See FIG. 4A for anexample). Two or more barcode sequences of a barcode polynucleotide canbe edited by independently addressing (e.g., the two or more barcodesequences can be edited using two or more gRNA) or by multiplexedaddressing (e.g., the two or more barcode sequences can be edited usingone gRNA) (See FIG. 4B for an example). The number of barcode sequencesof a barcode polynucleotide with an identical gRNA targeting sequence,or different gRNA targeting sequences, can be different in differentimplementations. In some embodiments, the number of barcode sequences ofa barcode polynucleotide with an identical gRNA targeting sequence canbe, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25,26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43,44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61,62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79,80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97,98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, or a numberor a range between any two of these values. In some embodiments, thenumber of barcode sequences of a barcode polynucleotide with differentgRNA targeting sequences can be, can be about, can be at least, or canbe at most, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36,37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54,55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72,73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90,91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700,800, 900, 1000, or a number or a range between any two of these values.

The gRNA targeting sequence can have different lengths in differentimplementations, such as 20 nucleotides in length. In some embodiments,the gRNA targeting sequence can be, can be about, can be at least, orcan be at most, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41,42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59,60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77,78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95,96, 97, 98, 99, 100, or a range between any two of these values,nucleotides in length.

A memory unit referred to herein can include the barcode sequence andthe gRNA targeting sequence of the barcode polynucleotide. The number ofmemory units on a barcode polynucleotide can be different in differentimplementations, such as 12. The number of memory unit(s) on a barcodepolynucleotide can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most,1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38,39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56,57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74,75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92,93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, or a range between any two of thesevalues.

The barcode sequence and the gRNA targeting sequence of the barcodepolynucleotide can completely overlap. The barcode sequence and the gRNAtargeting sequence of the barcode polynucleotide can overlap bydifferent numbers of nucleotides in different implementations, such as11 nucleotides. In some embodiments, the barcode sequence and the gRNAtargeting sequence of the barcode polynucleotide can overlap by 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40,41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58,59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76,77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94,95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, or a range between any two of these values,nucleotide(s).

In some embodiments, said base editing comprises base editing thebarcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in one, at least one, oreach of the plurality of cells at one or more predetermined time points.The time points can be different in different implementations. In someembodiments, the time point is, is about, is at least, or is at most, 1hr, 2 hrs, 3 hrs, 4 hrs, 5 hrs, 6 hrs, 7 hrs, 8 hrs, 9 hrs, 10 hrs, 11hrs, 12 hrs, 13 hrs, 14 hrs, 15 hrs, 16 hrs, 17 hrs, 18 hrs, 19 hrs, 20hrs, 21 hrs, 22 hrs, 23 hrs, 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, 5 days, 6days, 7 days, 8 days, 9 days, 10 days, 11 days, 12 days, 13 days, 14days, 15 days, 16 days, 17 days, 18 days, 19 days, 20 days, 21 days, 22days, 23 days, 24 days, 25 days, 26 days, 27 days, 28 days, 29 days, 30days, 31 days, 32 days, 33 days, 34 days, 35 days, 36 days, 37 days, 38days, 39 days, 40 days, 41 days, 42 days, 43 days, 44 days, 45 days, 46days, 47 days, 48 days, 49 days, 50 days, 51 days, 52 days, 53 days, 54days, 55 days, 56 days, 57 days, 58 days, 59 days, 60 days, 61 days, 62days, 63 days, 64 days, 65 days, 66 days, 67 days, 68 days, 69 days, 70days, 71 days, 72 days, 73 days, 74 days, 75 days, 76 days, 77 days, 78days, 79 days, 80 days, 81 days, 82 days, 83 days, 84 days, 85 days, 86days, 87 days, 88 days, 89 days, 90 days, 91 days, 92 days, 93 days, 94days, 95 days, 96 days, 97 days, 98 days, 99 days, 100 days, or a numberor a range between any two of these values, days after an event. Theevent can be, for example, introducing a plasmid capable of expressingthe base editor and the gRNA into one or more of the plurality of cells.

In some embodiments, said base editing comprises base editing thebarcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in one, at least one, oreach of the plurality of cells at an edit rate. The edit rate can bepredetermined. The edit rate can be different in differentimplementations, for example, from about 1% to about 100% edit per unittime. In some embodiments, the edit rate is, is about, is at least, oris at most, 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9%, 10%, 11%, 12%, 13%, 14%,15%, 16%, 17%, 18%, 19%, 20%, 21%, 22%, 23%, 24%, 25%, 26%, 27%, 28%,29%, 30%, 31%, 32%, 33%, 34%, 35%, 36%, 37%, 38%, 39%, 40%, 41%, 42%,43%, 44%, 45%, 46%, 47%, 48%, 49%, 50%, 51%, 52%, 53%, 54%, 55%, 56%,57%, 58%, 59%, 60%, 61%, 62%, 63%, 64%, 65%, 66%, 67%, 68%, 69%, 70%,71%, 72%, 73%, 74%, 75%, 76%, 77%, 78%, 79%, 80%, 81%, 82%, 83%, 84%,85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%,99%, 100%, or a number or a range between any two of these values, editper unit time. The edit rate can be, for example, about 1% to 100% editper cell per cell division cycle. In some embodiments, the edit rate is,is about, is at least, or is at most, 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%,9%, 10%, 11%, 12%, 13%, 14%, 15%, 16%, 17%, 18%, 19%, 20%, 21%, 22%,23%, 24%, 25%, 26%, 27%, 28%, 29%, 30%, 31%, 32%, 33%, 34%, 35%, 36%,37%, 38%, 39%, 40%, 41%, 42%, 43%, 44%, 45%, 46%, 47%, 48%, 49%, 50%,51%, 52%, 53%, 54%, 55%, 56%, 57%, 58%, 59%, 60%, 61%, 62%, 63%, 64%,65%, 66%, 67%, 68%, 69%, 70%, 71%, 72%, 73%, 74%, 75%, 76%, 77%, 78%,79%, 80%, 81%, 82%, 83%, 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%,93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, 100%, or a number or a range betweenany two of these values, edit per cell per cell division cycle.

Gene Expression

In some embodiments, the method comprises: determining gene expression(or other -omics data, such as proteomics data, and epigenomics data) inone, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells. Determining thegene expression can comprise: determining the gene expression in one, atleast one, or each of the plurality of cells using seqFISH. In someembodiments, the method comprises: correlating the gene expression oftwo or more fixed cells of the plurality of fixed cells with thelineages of, the clonal relationship between, and/or the spatialrelationship of, the two or more fixed cells. The lineages of, theclonal relationship between, and/or the spatial relationship of, the twoor more fixed cells can be determined using the barcode sequences (orcombinations of barcode sequences) of the barcodes in the fixed cells.For example, the method can include determining whether cells withsimilar expression of one or more genes correlate with the lineages ofthe cells. As another example, the method can include determiningwhether cells in close proximity have similar expression.

Sample

The plurality of cells can comprise, comprise about, comprise at least,or comprise at most, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33,34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51,52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69,70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87,88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500,600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000,9000, 10000, or a number or a range between any two of these values,cells. All cells can be cells of a cell type, of a cell subtype, and/orof an identical lineage. At least two cells can be cells of a cell type,cells of a cell subtype, and/or cells of an identical lineage. In someembodiments, the number of cells of a cell type, of a cell subtype,and/or of an identical lineage can be, can be about, can be at least, orcan be at most, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34,35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52,53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70,71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88,89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500,600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000,9000, 10000, or a number or a range between any two of these values.

No two cells can be cells of a cell type, of a cell subtype, and/or ofan identical lineage. At least two cells can be cells of different celltypes, cells of different cell subtypes, and/or cells of differentlineages. In some embodiments, the number of cells of different celltypes, of different cell subtypes, and/or of different lineages can be,can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25,26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43,44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61,62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79,80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97,98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000,4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10000, or a number or a rangebetween any two of these values.

The plurality of cells can comprise a cell of interest (e.g., a cancercell) and/or a cell not of interest (e.g., a normal cell). The number ofcell(s) of the plurality of cells being cell(s) of interest can bedifferent in different implementations. In some embodiments, the numberof cell(s) of the plurality of cells being cell(s) of interest can be,can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25,26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43,44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61,62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79,80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97,98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000,4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10000, or a number or a rangebetween any two of these values. The number of cell(s) of the pluralityof cells being cell(s) not of interest can be different in differentimplementations. In some embodiments, the number of cell(s) of theplurality of cells being cell(s) not of interest can be, can be about,can be at least, or can be at most, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28,29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46,47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64,65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82,83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100,200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000,6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10000, or a number or a range between any two ofthese values.

In some embodiments, the plurality of cells is from a sample comprisinga cell culture, a tissue, an organ (e.g., the brain), an embryo, anorganism (e.g., a mammal), a section thereof. In some embodiments, theplurality of cells is from a sample comprising an in vivo sample and/oran in vitro sample. In some embodiments, the plurality of cellscomprises one or more tumor cells, one or more immune cells, one or moreepithelial cells, one or more nervous cells, one or more blood cells,one or more bone cells, one or more fat cells, one or more muscle cells,and/or one or more sex cells. In some embodiments, the plurality ofcells comprises one or more stem cells, one or more progenitor cells,and/or one or more mature cells. In some embodiments, two, at least two,or each of the plurality of cells are cultured under an identicalcondition. In some embodiments, two, at least two, or each of theplurality of cells are cultured under different conditions. The numberof different conditions can be different in different implementations.In some embodiments, the number of different implementations is, isabout, is at last, or is at most, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48,49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66,67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84,85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200,300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000,7000, 8000, 9000, 10000, 20000, 30000, 40000, 50000, 60000, 70000,80000, 90000, 100000, or a number or a range between any two of thesevalues. The identical condition or each of the different conditions cancomprise a genetic perturbation, an environmental perturbation, or acombination thereof.

Composition & Kit

Disclosed herein include embodiments of a plurality of compositions fordetermining barcode sequences in situ. In some embodiments, theplurality of compositions comprises: a plurality of cells eachcomprising a barcode polynucleotide with a barcode sequence disclosedherein. The plurality of compositions can comprise: (a) a donor plasmidcomprising the barcode polynucleotide, a sequence thereof, a subsequencethereof, or a reverse complementary sequence of any of the proceeding,the barcode polynucleotide comprising at least one barcode sequencedisclosed herein, (b) a plasmid capable of expressing Cas9 and/or aguide ribonucleic acid (gRNA) for integrating the barcode polynucleotideinto the genome disclosed herein, and/or (c) a viral vector forintegrating the barcode polynucleotide into each of the plurality ofcells disclosed herein. The viral vector can comprise a polynucleotidecomprising the barcode polynucleotide, a sequence thereof, a subsequencethereof, or a reverse complementary sequence disclosed herein. Theplurality of compositions can comprise: a fixative (e.g., anon-cross-linking fixative) disclosed herein. The plurality ofcompositions can comprise: a polymerase (e.g., a phage polymerase). Theplurality of compositions can comprise: a plurality of detection probes(e.g., detection probes conjugated with fluorophores, or detectionprobes not conjugated with fluorophores) disclosed herein. The pluralityof compositions can comprise: pairs of amplifier probes (e.g., pairs ofamplifier probes with amplifier probes of a pair conjugated with anidentical fluorophore), or a plurality of first amplifier probesdisclosed herein.

Disclosed herein include embodiments of a kit. In some embodiments, thekit comprises: a plurality of compositions disclosed herein. The kit cancomprise: instructions for using the plurality of compositions fordetermining barcode sequences in situ, high throughput screening,analyzing clonal dynamics and heterogeneity in a tumor or tumors,immunology, or developmental biology, and/or lineage or event recording.

Applications

Disclosed herein include embodiments of a method comprising using aplurality of compositions or a kit disclosed herein for applicationsincluding, but are not limited to, high throughput screening, analyzingclonal dynamics and heterogeneity in a tumor or tumors, immunology, ordevelopmental biology, and/or lineage or event recording.

Genetic barcodes are unique DNA sequences that identify individual cellsand their descendants. Barcoding are used in diverse biological fields,including immunology, neurobiology, and cancer biology. It has alsoenabled high throughput screening methods leading to discovery of novelgenetic regulators and pharmaceutical perturbations. Dynamic barcoding,in which targeted genomic sequences are continuously modified togenerate sequence diversity, has opened up the ability to reconstructhistory of cellular events based on information recorded through genomicedits.

Analysis of barcodes has previously been limited to sequencing-basedmethods. Sequencing approaches provide accurate readout but disrupt thespatial context of cells and, in the case of single cell sequencingmethods, typically recover information from a low percentage of cells ina given sample. The ability to read out barcode features anddiscriminate barcodes using imaging methods would enable identificationand analysis of clones, lineages, and recorded genetic information by insitu imaging, without requiring sequencing. It would also beadvantageously to enable efficient and straightforward readout ofcompact barcodes and detection of small changes in the barcode sequence,and be compatible with in situ transcriptional profiling techniques.

Disclosed herein includes compositions, kits, methods and systems basedon phage RNA polymerases for imaging-based barcode readout in singlecells. Phage polymerases efficiently transcribe barcodes in fixed cells,producing easily detectable fluorescent dots localized totranscriptional sites. Transcription enables detection of, for example,short 20 bp barcodes with discrimination of single nucleotide variantsusing competing probes. This capability enables recovery of edits madeby a CRISPR base editors in living cells. This system, termed Zombie(for “Optical Measurement of Barcodes by In-situ Expression”), isversatile, operating in diverse contexts including cultured cells fromvarious sources, for example human and mouse, and various animaltissues, including chick and mouse tissues. Thus, the method and systemdisclosed herein can allow high density barcoding and recording withimaging-based readout.

Applications in which the in-situ barcode readout method and systemdisclosed herein can be used include, but are not limited to:

High throughput screening applications. Cellular phenotypes can beassayed, for example, by imaging and connected to genetic orenvironmental perturbations that can be identified by barcode sequences.In such applications, large numbers of conditions or perturbations canbe analyzed in parallel by in situ imaging rather than sequencing. Also,dynamic phenotypes can be recovered this way by using time-lapse imagingto analyze the temporal dynamics of cellular behaviors, with end-pointanalysis of barcodes in the same cell.

Analysis of clonal dynamics and heterogeneity in tumors, immunology, anddevelopmental biology. A major question in cancer is the lineagestructure of tumors and metastases and its relationship to the spatialorganization of the tumor. Sequencing-based barcoding methods have beenapplied to this problem, but do not preserve spatial organization. Themethod and system disclosed herein will allow in situ analysis oflineage structure within animal or human tumor contexts for biomedicalresearch and clinical applications. Similar approaches can provideinsights into immune system development and tissue development.

Lineage and event recording. Recent work has provided methods for activerecording of lineage and event history information in cellular genomesby continuous editing or modification of barcodes over multiple celldivision cycles. In particular, “base editors’ can be used to modifybarcodes by changing single nucleotides. The method and system disclosedherein can enable read out of such single base edits in situ by imaging.

EXAMPLES

Some aspects of the embodiments discussed above are disclosed in furtherdetail in the following examples, which are not in any way intended tolimit the scope of the present disclosure.

Experimental Materials and Methods

The following experimental materials and methods were used for Examples1-5 described below.

Cell Culture

E14 mouse embryonic stem (mES) cells (ATCC cat no. CRL-1821) werecultured in media containing Glasgow's Modified Eagle Medium (GMEM)(Sigma, St. Louis, Mo.), 15% embryonic stem (ES) cell (fetal bovineserum) FBS qualified (Atlanta Biologicals, Norcross, Ga.), lx ModifiedEagle Medium (MEM) Non-Essential Amino Acids (Thermo Fisher Scientific,Canoga Park, Calif.), 1 mM Sodium Pyruvate (Thermo Fisher Scientific,Canoga Park, Calif.), 100M 3-mercaptoethanol (Thermo Fisher Scientific,Canoga Park, Calif.), 1× Penicillin-Streptomycin-L-Glutamine (ThermoFisher Scientific, Canoga Park, Calif.), and 1000 U/ml LeukaemiaInhibitory Factor (Millipore). Cells were maintained on polystyrene(Falcon) coated with 0.1% gelatin (Sigma, St. Louis, Mo.) at 37° C. and5% CO₂.

HEK293T cells were cultured in 1× Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium(DMEM) (Corning, Compton, Calif.), 10% FBS (Corning, Compton, Calif.),1× Penicillin-Streptomycin-L-Glutamine (Corning, Compton, Calif.), 1 mMSodium Pyruvate (Corning, Compton, Calif.), and 1×MEM Nonessential AminoAcids (Corning, Compton, Calif.) on polystyrene (Falcon) plates at 37°C. and 5% CO₂.

For transient transfections, HEK293T cells were plated in 48-well platesat the density of 125000 cells per well. The next day, cells weretransfected with 1.5 μl Lipofectamine 2000 (Thermo Fisher Scientific,Canoga Park, Calif.) according to the manufacturer's instruction. 350 ngof ABE7.10 plasmid, 150 ng of gRNA expression plasmid, and 100 ng of GFPplasmid was used per well. In control wells, ABE7.10 and gRNA plasmidswere replaced by pUC19 plasmid (NEB) to maintain the total amount ofplasmids transfected at a constant level. Cells were then passaged to24-well plates the day after transfection.

For in situ detection of barcodes, cells were plated on glass bottom96-well plates (Cellvis) that were coated with 20 μg/ml laminin-511(Biolamina) for at least 3 hours at 37° C.

Cell Line Engineering

Sequences of constructs, barcodes, and probes used in the examples beloware shown in Tables 1A-1B, 2, 3A-3B, 4A-4D, 5A-5D, and 6A-6B. To createstable polyclonal cell lines, mES cells were cultured in 24-well platesto approximately 70% confluency and co-transfected with 600 ng of donorplasmid (Z1, control, or Z3) and 200 ng of modified pX330 plasmid(Addgene #42230) expressing Cas9 and a gRNA targeting ROSA26 locus(CAGGACAACGCCCACACACC (SEQ ID NO. 1)). Transfection was performed usingLipofectamine LTX with Plus reagent (Thermo Fisher Scientific, CanogaPark, Calif.) based on the manufacturer's protocol. The cells were thenpassaged to a 6-well plate the next day and selected with 500 ug/mlGeneticin starting at 2 days after transfection.

TABLE 1A Sequences of the constructs, barcodes, and/or probes used inExample 1. See FIGS. 1C, 1D, 1F, 1G, and related figures for results.Probe target HCR initiator Fluorophore Related figure(s) Zi-barcode B1Alexa 546 FIGS. 1C, 1D, and 8 Cerulean B3 Alexa 488 Cerulean-3′UTR B2Alexa 647 Z3-barcode1 B1 Alexa 488 FIGS. 1F, 1G, and 9 Z3-barcode2 B2Alexa 647 Z3-barcode3 B4 Alexa 546 Cerulean B3 Alexa 594 Zi-barcode B1Alexa 647 FIG. 7 Cerulean B3 Alexa 488 Cerulean-3′UTR B2 Alexa 594Pooled split initiator (v3.0) probes were purchased from MolecularInstruments and used according to their protocol.

TABLE 1BSequences of the constructs, barcodes, and/or probes used in Example 1. See FIGS. 1C, 1D,1F, 1G, and related figures for results. SEQ ID Name Sequence NO. Z1-taacaggaaacagctatgacgggccccctaggtaagcagtatcttcgacagcttgtctctccagatg 2barcodectcttgggccatcttccacatcgtccgtagcagccttggcaatttgccatcactggcaaatacacataaatccaatgaatacggttaccaccatcacattaccatgcaggtacacagcaagaattgacgttggcatatcacatggtgtaataaccccacttgtgaaacaacccagaataaggtacaaggcggaaatgtcgtcattctaaaataaaaggcatggccaggaatttgtctaataccgggaacttaaattcagcttgaacaccagtcgcaaaaaattcaaagaaagtgattcaggttcgggttcgtggattggaacagcttcttttgtttcagtgatgagagaatcctcctgtcactcgagaaagaatcaaagaggccaacaacgcagaacaggaaacagctatgacgggccccctaggtaagcagtatcttcgacagcttgtctctccagatgctcttgggccatcttccacatcgtccgtagcagccttggcaatttgccatcactggcaaatacacataaatccaatgaatacggttaccaccatcacattaccatgcaggtacacagcaagaattgacgttggcatatcacatggtgtaataaccccacttgtgaaacaacccagaataaggtacaaggcggaaatgtcgtcattctaaaataaaaggcatggccaggaatttgtctaataccgggaacttaaattcagcttgaacaccagtcgcaaaaaattcaaagaaagtgattcaggttcgggttcgtggattggaacagcttcttttgtttcagtgatgagagaatcctcctgtcactcgagaaagaatcaaagaggccaacaa Z3-taacaggaaacagctatgacgggccccctaggtaagcagtatcttcgacagcttgtctctccagatg 3barcode1ctcttgggccatcttccacatcgtccgtagcagccttggcaatttgccatcactggcaaatacacataaatccaatgaatacggttaccaccatcacattaccatgcaggtacacagcaagaattgacgttggcatatcacatggtgtaataaccccacttgtgaaacaacccagaataaggtacaaggcggaaatgtcgtcattctaaaataaaaggcatggccaggaatttgtctaataccgggaacttaaattcagcttgaacaccagtcgcaaaaaattcaaagaaagtgattcaggttcgggttcgtggattggaacagcttcttttgtttcagtgatgagagaatcctcctgtcactcgagaaagaatcaaagaggccaacaacgcagaacaggaaacagctatgacgggccccctaggtaagcagtatcttcgacagcttgtctctccagatgctcttgggccatcttccacatcgtccgtagcagccttggcaatttgccatcactggcaaatacacataaatccaatgaatacggttaccaccatcacattaccatgcaggtacacagcaagaattgacgttggcatatcacatggtgtaataaccccacttgtgaaacaacccagaataaggtacaaggcggaaatgtcgtcattctaaaataaaaggcatggccaggaatttgtctaataccgggaacttaaattcagcttgaacaccagtcgcaaaaaattcaaagaaagtgattcaggttcgggttcgtggattggaacagcttcttttgtttcagtgatgagagaatcctcctgtcactcgagaaagaatcaaagaggccaacaa Z3-taacaggaaacagctatgacgggccccctagggggttctgacttcttacgaaaatgtggctagcatt 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TABLE 2  Sequences the constructs, barcodes, and/orprobes used in Example 2. See FIGS.2B-2H and related figures for results. Probe sequence  SEQ Probe(probe-LINKER- HCR Fluoro- ID name INITIATOR) initiator phore NO. smFISHcgtggattggaacagcttct N/A Alexa 9 Probe 1 647 smFISH agcttgaacaccagtcgcaaN/A Alexa 10 Probe 2 488 smFISH gcatggccaggaatttgtct N/A Alexa 11Probe 3 546 HCR cgtggattggaacagcttct- B1 Alexa 12 Probe 1TATA-GCATTCTTTCTTGAGG 647 AGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG HCR agcttgaacaccagtcgcaa-B2 Alexa 13 Probe 2 ATATA-GCTCAGTCCATCCTC 488 GTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC HCRgcatggccaggaatttgtct- B3 Alexa 14 Probe 3 TATA-AAAGTCTAATCCGTCC 546CTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC

TABLE 3A  Sequences the constructs, barcodes, and/or probes used inExample 3. See FIGS. 3C-3D and related figures for results. Color HCRSEQ permuta- Probe Probe sequence  ini- Fluoro- ID tion name(probe-LINKER-INITIATOR) tiator phore NO. 1 B1P2cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 15GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 1 B2P2- cgtggatcggaacagcttct-TATA-B2 Alexa 546 16 TtoC AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 1 B3P2-cgtggatgggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 17 TtoGAAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC 1 B4P2- cgtggataggaacagcttct-TATA-B4 Alexa 488 18 TtoA CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 2 B2P2cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 19AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 2 B3P2- cgtggatcggaacagcttct-TATA-B3 Alexa 647 20 TtoC AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC 2 B4P2-cgtggatgggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 21 TtoGCACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 2 B1P2- cgtggataggaacagcttct-TATA-B1 Alexa 594 22 TtoA GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 3 B3P2cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 23AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC 3 B4P2- cgtggat cggaacagcttct-TATA-B4 Alexa 488 24 TtoC CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 3 B1P2-cgtggatgggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 25 TtoGGCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 3 B2P2- cgtggataggaacagcttct-TATA-B2 Alexa 546 26 TtoA AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 4 B4P2cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 27CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 4 B1P2- cgtggat cggaacagcttct-TATA-B1 Alexa 594 28 TtoC GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 4 B2P2-cgtggatgggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 29 TtoGAGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 4 B3P2- cgtggataggaacagcttct-TATA-B3 Alexa 647 30 TtoA AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC 5 B1P2cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 31GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 5 B2P2- cgtggattgcaacagcttct-TATA-B2 Alexa 546 32 GtoC AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 5 B3P2-cgtggattgtaacagcttct-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 33 GtoTAAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC 5 B4P2- cgtggattgaaacagcttct-TATA-B4 Alexa 488 34 GtoA CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 6 B2P2cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 35AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 6 B3P2- cgtggattgcaacagcttct-TATA-B3 Alexa 647 36 GtoC AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC 6 B4P2-cgtggattgtaacagcttct-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 37 GtoTCACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 6 B1P2- cgtggattgaaacagcttct-TATA-B1 Alexa 594 38 GtoA GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 7 B3P2cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 39AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC 7 B4P2- cgtggattgcaacagcttct-TATA-B4 Alexa 488 40 GtoC CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 7 B1P2-cgtggattgtaacagcttct-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 41 GtoTGCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 7 B2P2- cgtggattgaaacagcttct-TATA-B2 Alexa 546 42 GtoA AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 8 B4P2cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 43CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 8 B1P2- cgtggattgcaacagcttct-TATA-B1 Alexa 594 44 GtoC GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 8 B2P2-cgtggattgtaacagcttct-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 45 GtoTAGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 8 B3P2- cgtggattgaaacagcttct-TATA-B3 Alexa 647 46 GtoA AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC 9 B1P2cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 47GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 9 B2P2- cgtggattggaaaagcttct-TATA-B2 Alexa 546 48 CtoA AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 9 B3P2-cgtggattggaagagcttct-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 49 CtoGAAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC 9 B4P2- cgtggattggaatagcttct-TATA-B4 Alexa 488 50 CtoT CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 10 B2P2cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 51AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 10 B3P2- cgtggattggaaaagcttct-TATA-B3 Alexa 647 52 CtoA AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC 10 B4P2-cgtggattggaagagcttct-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 53 CtoGCACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 10 B1P2- cgtggattggaatagcttct-TATA-B1 Alexa 594 54 CtoT GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 11 B3P2cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 55AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC 11 B4P2- cgtggattggaaaagcttct-TATA-B4 Alexa 488 56 CtoA CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 11 B1P2-cgtggattggaagagcttct-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 57 CtoGGCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 11 B2P2- cgtggattggaatagcttct-TATA-B2 Alexa 546 58 CtoT AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 12 B4P2cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 59CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 12 B1P2- cgtggattggaaaagcttct-TATA-B1 Alexa 594 60 CtoA GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 12 B2P2-cgtggattggaagagcttct-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 61 CtoGAGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 12 B3P2- cgtggattggaatagcttct-TATA-B3 Alexa 647 62 CtoT AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC 13 B1P2cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 63GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 13 B2P2- cgtggattggcacagcttct-TATA-B2 Alexa 546 64 AtoC AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 13 B3P2-cgtggattgggacagcttct-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 65 AtoGAAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC 13 B4P2- cgtggattggtacagcttct-TATA-B4 Alexa 488 66 AtoT CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 14 B2P2cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 67AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 14 B3P2- cgtggattggcacagcttct-TATA-B3 Alexa 647 68 AtoC AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC 14 B4P2-cgtggattgggacagcttct-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 69 AtoGCACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 14 B1P2- cgtggattggtacagcttct-TATA-B1 Alexa 594 70 AtoT GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 15 B3P2cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 71AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC 15 B4P2- cgtggattggcacagcttct-TATA-B4 Alexa 488 72 AtoC CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 15 B1P2-cgtggattgggacagcttct-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 73 AtoGGCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 15 B2P2- cgtggattggtacagcttct-TATA-B2 Alexa 546 74 AtoT AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 16 B4P2cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 75CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 16 B1P2- cgtggattggcacagcttct-TATA-B1 Alexa 594 76 AtoC GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 16 B2P2-cgtggattgggacagcttct-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 77 AtoGAGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 16 B3P2- cgtggattggtacagcttct-TATA-B3 Alexa 647 78 AtoT AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC

TABLE 3B Sequences the constructs, barcodes, and/or probes used in Example 3.See FIG. 13 for results. HCR SEQ Probe Probe sequence  ini- Fluoro-Posi- ID name (probe-LINKER-INITIATOR) tiator phore tion SNV NO. B2P2-Agtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 1 A 79 C1toAAGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2- cCtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2546 2 C 80 G2toC AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2-cgCggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 3 C 81 T3toCAGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2- cgtCgattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2546 4 C 82 G4toC AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2-cgtgCattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 5 C 83 G5toCAGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2- cgtggCttggaacagcttct-TATA- B2546 6 C 84 A6toC AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2-cgtggaCtggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 7 C 85 T7toCAGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B3P2- Ggtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3647 1 G 86 CltoG AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2-cTtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 2 T 87 G2toTAAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2- cgGggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3647 3 G 88 T3toG AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2-cgtTgattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 4 T 89 G4toTAAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2- cgtgTattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3647 5 T 90 G5toT AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2-cgtggTttggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 6 T 91 A6toTAAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2- cgtggaGtggaacagcttct-TATA- B3647 7 G 92 T7toG AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B4P2-Tgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 1 T 93 C1toTCACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2- cAtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4488 2 A 94 G2toA CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2-cgAggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 3 A 95 T3toACACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2- cgtAgattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4488 4 A 96 G4toA CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2-cgtgAattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 5 A 97 G5toACACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2- cgtggGttggaacagcttct-TATA- B4488 6 G 98 A6toG CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2-cgtggaAtggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 7 A 99 T7toACACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B1P2- Tgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1594 1 T 100 C1toT GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2-cAtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 2 A 101 G2toAGCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2- cgAggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1594 3 A 102 T3toA GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2-cgtAgattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 4 A 103 G4toAGCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2- cgtgAattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1594 5 A 104 G5toA GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2-cgtggGttggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 6 G 105 A6toGGCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2- cgtggaAtggaacagcttct-TATA- B1594 7 A 106 T7toA GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B3P2-Agtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 1 A 107 CltoAAAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2- cCtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3647 2 C 108 G2toC AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2-cgCggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 3 C 109 T3toCAAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2- cgtCgattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3647 4 C 110 G4toC AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2-cgtgCattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 5 C 111 G5toCAAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2- cgtggCttggaacagcttct-TATA- B3647 6 C 112 A6toC AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2-cgtggaCtggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 7 C 113 T7toCAAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B4P2- Ggtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4488 1 G 114 C1toG CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2-cTtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 2 T 115 G2toTCACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2- cgGggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4488 3 G 116 T3toG CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2-cgtTgattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 4 T 117 G4toTCACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2- cgtgTattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4488 5 T 118 G5toT CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2-cgtggTttggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 6 T 119 A6toTCACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2- cgtggaGtggaacagcttct-TATA- B4488 7 G 120 T7toG CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B1P2-Ggtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 1 G 121 CltoGGCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2- cTtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1594 2 T 122 G2toT GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2-cgGggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 3 G 123 T3toGGCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2- cgtTgattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1594 4 T 124 G4toT GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2-cgtgTattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 5 T 125 G5toTGCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2- cgtggTttggaacagcttct-TATA- B1594 6 T 126 A6toT GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2-cgtggaGtggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 7 G 127 T7toGGCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B2P2- Tgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2546 1 T 128 CltoT AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2-cAtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 2 A 129 G2toAAGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2- cgAggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2546 3 A 130 T3toA AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2-cgtAgattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 4 A 131 G4toAAGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2- cgtgAattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2546 5 A 132 G5toA AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2-cgtggGttggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 6 G 133 A6toGAGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2- cgtggaAtggaacagcttct-TATA- B2546 7 A 134 T7toA AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B4P2-Agtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 1 A 135 C1toACACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2- cCtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4488 2 C 136 G2toC CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2-cgCggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 3 C 137 T3toCCACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2- cgtCgattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4488 4 C 138 G4toC CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2-cgtgCattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 5 C 139 G5toCCACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2- cgtggCttggaacagcttct-TATA- B4488 6 C 140 A6toC CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2-cgtggaCtggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 7 C 141 T7toCCACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B1P2- Agtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1594 1 A 142 CltoA GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2-cCtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 2 C 143 G2toCGCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2- cgCggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1594 3 C 144 T3toC GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2-cgtCgattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 4 C 145 G4toCGCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2- cgtgCattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1594 5 C 146 G5toC GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2-cgtggCttggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 6 C 147 A6toCGCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2- cgtggaCtggaacagcttct-TATA- B1594 7 C 148 T7toC GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B2P2-Ggtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 1 G 149 CltoGAGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2- cTtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2546 2 T 150 G2toT AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2-cgGggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 3 G 151 T3toGAGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2- cgtTgattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2546 4 T 152 G4toT AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2-cgtgTattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 5 T 153 G5toTAGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2- cgtggTttggaacagcttct-TATA- B2546 6 T 154 A6toT AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2-cgtggaGtggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 7 G 155 T7toGAGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B3P2- Tgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3647 1 T 156 CltoT AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2-cAtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 2 A 157 G2toAAAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2- cgAggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3647 3 A 158 T3toA AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2-cgtAgattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 4 A 159 G4toAAAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2- cgtgAattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3647 5 A 160 G5toA AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2-cgtggGttggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 6 G 161 A6toGAAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2- cgtggaAtggaacagcttct-TATA- B3647 7 A 162 T7toA AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B1P2cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 All Match 163GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B2P2 cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2546 All Match 164 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B3P2cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 All Match 165AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B4P2 Cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4488 All Match 166 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC

TABLE 4A Sequences the constructs, barcodes, and/or probes used in Example 4.See FIGS. 4C-4F and related figures for results. Design 1 HCR SEQ TargetControl Probe Probe sequence  ini- Fluoro- ID barcode barcode name(probe-LINKER-INITIATOR) tiator phore NO. 1 2 design1_taaagaatgcgttggggcga-TATA- B1 Alexa 546 167 probe1T-B1GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG design1_ ttccacatccctctgcgatt-TATA-B2 Alexa 594 168 probe2T-B2 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATCdesign1_ taaagaacgcgttggggcga-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 169 probe1C-B3AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC design1_ ttccacacccctctgcgatt-TATA-B4 Alexa 488 170 probe2C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 2 1design1_ taaagaatgcgttggggcga-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 171 probe1T-B1GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG design1_ ttccacatccctctgcgatt-TATA-B2 Alexa 546 172 probe2T-B2 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATCdesign1_ taaagaacgcgttggggcga-TATA- B3 Alexa 488 173 probe1C-B3AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC design1_ ttccacacccctctgcgatt-TATA-B4 Alexa 647 174 probe2C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 3 4design1_ ataccaatcccttcggcgat-TATA- B3 Alexa 546 175 probe3T-B3AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC design1_ ttagcgatacatccgaccca-TATA-B1 Alexa 594 176 probe4T-B1 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAGdesign1_ ataccaaccccttcggcgat-TATA- B2 Alexa 647 177 probe3C-B2AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC design1_ ttagcgacacatccgaccca-TATA-B4 Alexa 488 178 probe4C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 4 3design1_ ataccaatcccttcggcgat-TATA- B3 Alexa 594 179 probe3T-B3AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC design1_ ttagcgatacatccgaccca-TATA-B1 Alexa 546 180 probe4T-B1 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAGdesign1_ ataccaaccccttcggcgat-TATA- B2 Alexa 488 181 probe3C-B2AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC design1_ ttagcgacacatccgaccca-TATA-B4 Alexa 647 182 probe4C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 5 6design1_ ctccaactgaatgaaggcga-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 183 probe5T-B2AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC design1_ ttcaacatacgccaatgcgg-TATA-B3 Alexa 594 184 probe6T-B3 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTCdesign1_ ctccaaccgaatgaaggcga-TATA- B1 Alexa 647 185 probe5C-B1GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG design1_ ttcaacacacgccaatgcgg-TATA-B4 Alexa 488 186 probe6C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 6 5design1_ ctccaactgaatgaaggcga-TATA- B2 Alexa 594 187 probe5T-B2AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC design1_ ttcaacatacgccaatgcgg-TATA-B3 Alexa 546 188 probe6T-B3 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTCdesign1_ ctccaaccgaatgaaggcga-TATA- B1 Alexa 488 189 probe5C-B1GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG design1_ ttcaacacacgccaatgcgg-TATA-B4 Alexa 647 190 probe6C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 7 8design1_ atcgcaatccaccaaagcag-TATA- B1 Alexa 546 191 probe7T-B1GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG design1_ gtcaacatacacgccctgat-TATA-B2 Alexa 594 192 probe8T-B2 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATCdesign1_ atcgcaacccaccaaagcag-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 193 probe7C-B3AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC design1_ gtcaacacacacgccctgat-TATA-B4 Alexa 488 194 probe8C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 8 7design1_ atcgcaatccaccaaagcag-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 195 probe7T-B1GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG design1_ gtcaacatacacgccctgat-TATA-B2 Alexa 546 196 probe8T-B2 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATCdesign1_ atcgcaacccaccaaagcag-TATA- B3 Alexa 488 197 probe7C-B3AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC design1_ gtcaacacacacgccctgat-TATA-B4 Alexa 647 198 probe8C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 9 10design1_ ttagagatgaacgccaacgc-TATA- B3 Alexa 546 199 probe9T-B3AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC design1_ acacgactcaactccgaaga-TATA-B1 Alexa 594 200 probe10T-B1 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAGdesign1_ ttagagacgaacgccaacgc-TATA- B2 Alexa 647 201 probe9C-B2AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC design1_ acacgacccaactccgaaga-TATA-B4 Alexa 488 202 probe10C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 10 9design1_ ttagagatgaacgccaacgc-TATA- B3 Alexa 594 203 probe9T-B3AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC design1_ acacgactcaactccgaaga-TATA-B1 Alexa 546 204 probe10T-B1 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAGdesign1_ ttagagacgaacgccaacgc-TATA- B2 Alexa 488 205 probe9C-B2AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC design1_ acacgacccaactccgaaga-TATA-B4 Alexa 647 206 probe10C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 11 12design1_ atccgcatcaacggtagcaa-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 207 probe11T-B2AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC design1_ atcagcgtgacaactgtgct-TATA-B3 Alexa 594 208 probe12T-B3 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTCdesign1_ atccgcaccaacggtagcaa-TATA- B1 Alexa 647 209 probe11C-B1GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG design1_ atcagcgcgacaactgtgct-TATA-B4 Alexa 488 210 probe12C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 12 11design1_ atccgcatcaacggtagcaa-TATA- B2 Alexa 594 211 probe11T-B2AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC design1_ atcagcgtgacaactgtgct-TATA-B3 Alexa 546 212 probe12T-B3 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTCdesign1_ atccgcaccaacggtagcaa-TATA- B1 Alexa 488 213 probe11C-B1GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG design1_ atcagcgcgacaactgtgct-TATA-B4 Alexa 647 214 probe12C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC

TABLE 4B Sequences the constructs, barcodes, and/or probes used in Example 4.See FIGS. 4C-4F and related figures for results. Design 2* HCR SEQTarget Probe sequence  ini- Fluoro- ID barcodes Probe name(probe-LINKER-INITIATOR) tiator phore NO. 1 and 2 design2_ttacaactgactctccgtcc-TATA- B1 Alexa 546 215 probe1T-B1GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG design2_ ttacaactgactcctcctcg-TATA-B2 Alexa 594 216 probe2T-B2 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATCdesign2_ ttacaaccgactctccgtcc-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 217 probe1C-B3AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC design2_ ttacaaccgactcctcctcg-TATA-B4 Alexa 488 218 probe2C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 3 and 4design2_ ttacaactgactcgtgcggt-TATA- B3 Alexa 546 219 probe3T-B3AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC design2_ ttacaactgactctggggtg-TATA-B1 Alexa 594 220 probe4T-B1 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAgdesign2_ ttacaaccgactcgtgcggt-TATA- B2 Alexa 647 221 probe3C-B2AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC design2_ ttacaaccgactctggggtg-TATA-B4 Alexa 488 222 probe4C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 5 and 6design2_ ttacaactgacttgggcgtc-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 223 probe5T-B2AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC design2_ ttacaactgactgcgtcctg-TATA-B3 Alexa 594 224 probe6T-B3 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTCdesign2_ ttacaaccgacttgggcgtc-TATA- B1 Alexa 647 225 probe5C-B1GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAg design2_ ttacaaccgactgcgtcctg-TATA-B4 Alexa 488 226 probe6C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 7 and 8design2_ ttacaactgactgtcgccct-TATA- B1 Alexa 546 227 probe7T-B1GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAg design2_ ttacaactgactgtgcctgc-TATA-B2 Alexa 594 228 probe8T-B2 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATCdesign2_ ttacaaccgactgtcgccct-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 229 probe7C-B3AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC design2_ ttacaaccgactgtgcctgc-TATA-B4 Alexa 488 230 probe8C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC9 and 10 design2_ ttacaactgactggtcgctc-TATA- B3 Alexa 546 231 probe9T-B3AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC design2_ ttacaactgactgctgtccg-TATA-B1 Alexa 594 232 probe10T-B1 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAgdesign2_ ttacaaccgactggtcgctc-TATA- B2 Alexa 647 233 probe9C-B2AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC design2_ ttacaaccgactgctgtccg-TATA-B4 Alexa 488 234 probe10C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 11 anddesign2_ ttacaactgactggctgtgg-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 235 12 probe11T-B2AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC design2_ ttacaactgacttccctggc-TATA-B3 Alexa 594 236 probe12T-B3 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTCdesign2_ ttacaaccgactggctgtgg-TATA- B1 Alexa 647 237 probe11C-B1GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAg design2_ ttacaaccgacttccctggc-TATA-B4 Alexa 488 238 probe12C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC *Fordesign 2 experiments, in addition to the probes for barcodes beinganalyzed, all other probes targeting other barcodes of the array arealso added, but in an orthogonal channel (i.e. B5 initiator), to reducebackground.

TABLE 4C  Sequences the constructs, barcodes,and/or probes used in Example 4. See FIGS. 4C-4F and 15-18 for results.Target SEQ barcode gRNA name gRNA sequence ID NO. 1 design1_gRNA1ACGCATTCTTTATGACACGG 239 2 design1_gRNA2 AGGGATGTGGAAACAGAACA 240 3design1_gRNA3 AGGGATTGGTATCTGAACAG 241 4 design1_gRNA4ATGTATCGCTAACAACCCAG 242 5 design1_gRNA5 ATTCAGTTGGAGGATAACGG 243 6design1_gRNA6 GCGTATGTTGAATCACAGGG 244 7 design1_gRNA7GTGGATTGCGATACATACCG 245 8 design1_gRNA8 GTGTATGTTGACGAATCACA 246 9design1_gRNA9 GTTCATCTCTAATAGCCGAG 247 10 design1_gRNA10GTTGAGTCGTGTAAGCAGAG 248 11 design1_gRNA11 GTTGATGCGGATACAATGTG 249 12design1_gRNA12 TGTCACGCTGATGAATCTGG 250 1  design2_gRNAAGTCAGTTGTAATCACAGGG 251 through 12

TABLE 4D Sequences the constructs, barcodes, and/or probes used in Example 4.See FIGS. 4C-4F and related figures for results. SEQ ID Name SequenceNO. Design 1GCCTCCAGATTCATCAGCGTGACAACTGTGCTGTAGGACCCCACATTGTATCCGCATCAACGGTAGC 252arrayAAGCAATCCCACTCTGCTTACACGACTCAACTCCGAAGAGTCGAACCGCTCGGCTATTAGAGATGAACGCCAACGCGTCGGCCCCTGTGATTCGTCAACATACACGCCCTGATAAATATCCTCGGTATGTATCGCAATCCACCAAAGCAGAGCGACCCACCCTGTGATTCAACATACGCCAATGCGGACGCGGCCGCCGTTATCCTCCAACTGAATGAAGGCGACAACCACCCCTGGGTTGTTAGCGATACATCCGACCCAATCATACCGCTGTTCAGATACCAATCCCTTCGGCGATTTCCCGCCGTGTTCTGTTTCCACATCCCTCTGCGATTCGTGGCCCGCCGTGTCATAAAGAATGCGTTGGGGCGA Design 1GTCGACGGATCGGGAGATCTCCCGATCCCCTATGGTGCACTCTCAGTACAATCTGCTCTGATGCCGC 253lentiviralATAGTTAAGCCAGTATCTGCTCCCTGCTTGTGTGTTGGAGGTCGCTGAGTAGTGCGCGAGCAAAATTtransferTAAGCTACAACAAGGCAAGGCTTGACCGACAATTGCATGAAGAATCTGCTTAGGGTTAGGCGTTTTGplasmidCGCTGCTTCGCGATGTACGGGCCAGATATACGCGTTGACATTGATTATTGACTAGTTATTAATAGTAATCAATTACGGGGTCATTAGTTCATAGCCCATATATGGAGTTCCGCGTTACATAACTTACGGTAAATGGCCCGCCTGGCTGACCGCCCAACGACCCCCGCCCATTGACGTCAATAATGACGTATGTTCCCATAGTAACGCCAATAGGGACTTTCCATTGACGTCAATGGGTGGAGTATTTACGGTAAACTGCCCACTTGGCAGTACATCAAGTGTATCATATGCCAAGTACGCCCCCTATTGACGTCAATGACGGTAAATGGCCCGCCTGGCATTATGCCCAGTACATGACCTTATGGGACTTTCCTACTTGGCAGTACATCTACGTATTAGTCATCGCTATTACCATGGTGATGCGGTTTTGGCAGTACATCAATGGGCGTGGATAGCGGTTTGACTCACGGGGATTTCCAAGTCTCCACCCCATTGACGTCAATGGGAGTTTGTTTTGGCACCAAAATCAACGGGACTTTCCAAAATGTCGTAACAACTCCGCCCCATTGACGCAAATGGGCGGTAGGCGTGTACGGTGGGAGGTCTATATAAGCAGCGCGTTTTGCCTGTACTGGGTCTCTCTGGTTAGACCAGATCTGAGCCTGGGAGCTCTCTGGCTAACTAGGGAACCCACTGCTTAAGCCTCAATAAAGCTTGCCTTGAGTGCTTCAAGTAGTGTGTGCCCGTCTGTTGTGTGACTCTGGTAACTAGAGATCCCTCAGACCCTTTTAGTCAGTGTGGAAAATCTCTAGCAGTGGCGCCCGAACAGGGACTTGAAAGCGAAAGGGAAACCAGAGGAGCTCTCTCGACGCAGGACTCGGCTTGCTGAAGCGCGCACGGCAAGAGGCGAGGGGCGGCGACTGGTGAGTACGCCAAAAATTTTGACTAGCGGAGGCTAGAAGGAGAGAGATGGGTGCGAGAGCGTCAGTATTAAGCGGGGGAGAATTAGATCGCGATGGGAAAAAATTCGGTTAAGGCCAGGGGGAAAGAAAAAATATAAATTAAAACATATAGTATGGGCAAGCAGGGAGCTAGAACGATTCGCAGTTAATCCTGGCCTGTTAGAAACATCAGAAGGCTGTAGACAAATACTGGGACAGCTACAACCATCCCTTCAGACAGGATCAGAAGAACTTAGATCATTATATAATACAGTAGCAACCCTCTATTGTGTGCATCAAAGGATAGAGATAAAAGACACCAAGGAAGCTTTAGACAAGATAGAGGAAGAGCAAAACAAAAGTAAGACCACCGCACAGCAAGCGGCCGCTGATCTTCAGACCTGGAGGAGGAGATATGAGGGACAATTGGAGAAGTGAATTATATAAATATAAAGTAGTAAAAATTGAACCATTAGGAGTAGCACCCACCAAGGCAAAGAGAAGAGTGGTGCAGAGAGAAAAAAGAGCAGTGGGAATAGGAGCTTTGTTCCTTGGGTTCTTGGGAGCAGCAGGAAGCACTATGGGCGCAGCGTCAATGACGCTGACGGTACAGGCCAGACAATTATTGTCTGGTATAGTGCAGCAGCAGAACAATTTGCTGAGGGCTATTGAGGCGCAACAGCATCTGTTGCAACTCACAGTCTGGGGCATCAAGCAGCTCCAGGCAAGAATCCTGGCTGTGGAAAGATACCTAAAGGATCAACAGCTCCTGGGGATTTGGGGTTGCTCTGGAAAACTCATTTGCACCACTGCTGTGCCTTGGAATGCTAGTTGGAGTAATAAATCTCTGGAACAGATTTGGAATCACACGACCTGGATGGAGTGGGACAGAGAAATTAACAATTACACAAGCTTAATACACTCCTTAATTGAAGAATCGCAAAACCAGCAAGAAAAGAATGAACAAGAATTATTGGAATTAGATAAATGGGCAAGTTTGTGGAATTGGTTTAACATAACAAATTGGCTGTGGTATATAAAATTATTCATAATGATAGTAGGAGGCTTGGTAGGTTTAAGAATAGTTTTTGCTGTACTTTCTATAGTGAATAGAGTTAGGCAGGGATATTCACCATTATCGTTTCAGACCCACCTCCCAACCCCGAGGGGACCCGACAGGCCCGAAGGAATAGAAGAAGAAGGTGGAGAGAGAGACAGAGACAGATCCATTCGATTAGTGAACGGATCGGCACTGCGTGCGCCAATTCTGCAGACAAATGGCAGTATTCATCCACAATTTTAAAAGAAAAGGGGGGATTGGGGGGTACAGTGCAGGGGAAAGAATAGTAGACATAATAGCAACAGACATACAAACTAAAGAATTACAAAAACAAATTACAAAAATTCAAAATTTTCGGGTTTATTACAGGGACAGCAGAGATCCAGTTTGGTTAATTTATAGCCTCCAGATTCATCAGCGTGACAACTGTGCTGTAGGACCCCACATTGTATCCGCATCAACGGTAGCAAGCAATCCCACTCTGCTTACACGACTCAACTCCGAAGAGTCGAACCGCTCGGCTATTAGAGATGAACGCCAACGCGTCGGCCCCTGTGATTCGTCAACATACACGCCCTGATAAATATCCTCGGTATGTATCGCAATCCACCAAAGCAGAGCGACCCACCCTGTGATTCAACATACGCCAATGCGGACGCGGCCGCCGTTATCCTCCAACTGAATGAAGGCGACAACCACCCCTGGGTTGTTAGCGATACATCCGACCCAATCATACCGCTGTTCAGATACCAATCCCTTCGGCGATTTCCCGCCGTGTTCTGTTTCCACATCCCTCTGCGATTCGTGGCCCGCCGTGTCATAAAGAATGCGTTGGGGCGAccctttagtgagggttaattctcgagtctccctatagtgagtcgtattaattccgtgtattctatagtgtcacctaaatcgttacgggATTAACCCGTGTCGGCTCCAGATCTggcctccgcgccgggttttggcgcctcccgcgggcgcccccctcctcacggcgagcgctgccacgtcagacgaagggcgcagCgagcgtcctgatccttccgcccggacgctcaggacagcggcccgctgctcataagactcggccttagaaccccagtatcagcagaaggacattttaggacgggacttgggtgactctagggcactggttttctttccagagagcggaacaggcgaggaaaagtagtcccttctcggcgattctgcggagggatctccgtggggcggtgaacgccgatgattatataaggacgcgccgggtgtggcacagctagttccgtcgcagccgggatttgggtcgcggttcttgtttgtggatcgctgtgatcgtcacttggtgagtAgcgggctgctgggctggccggggctttcgtggccgccgggccgctcggtgggacggaagcgtgtggagagaccgccaagggctgtagtctgggtccgcgagcaaggttgccctgaactgggggttggggggagcgcaGcaaaatggcggctgttcccgagtcttgaatggaagacgcttgtGaggcgggctgtgaggtcgttgaaacaaggtggggggcatggtgggcggcaagaacccaaggtcttgaggccttcgctaatgcgggaaagctcttattcgggtgagatgggctggggcaccatctggggaccctgacgtgaagtttgtcactgactggagaactcggtttgtcgtctgttgcgggggcggcagttatgGcggtgccgttgggcagtgcacccgtacctttgggagcgcgcgccCtcgtcgtgtcgtgacgtcacccgttctgttggcttataatgcagggtggggccacctgccggtaggtgtgcggtaggcttttctccgtcgcaggacgcagggttcgggcctagggtaggctctcctgaatcgacaggcgccggacctctggtgaggggagggataagtgaggcgtcagtttctttggtcggttttatgtacctatcttcttaagtagctgaagctccggttttgaactatgcgctcggggttggcgagtgtgttttgtgaagttttttaggcaccttttgaaatgtaatcatttgggtcaatatgtaattttcagtgttagactagtaaattgtccgctaaattctggccgtttttggcttttttgttagacGAAGCTTGGGCTGCAGGTCGACTCTAGaGGATCCCCGGGTAaggatccccgggtaccggtcgccaccatggtgagcaagggcgaggagctgttcaccggggtggtgcccatcctggtcgagctggacggcgacgtaaacggccacaagttcagcgtgtccggcgagggcgagggcgatgccacctacggcaagctgaccctgaagttcatctgcaccaccggcaagctgcccgtgccctggcccaccctcgtgaccaccctgacctggggcgtgcagtgcttcgcccgctaccccgaccacatgaagcagcacgacttcttcaagtccgccatgcccgaaggctacgtccaggagcgcaccatcttcttcaaggacgacggcaactacaagacccgcgccgaggtgaagttcgagggcgacaccctggtgaaccgcatcgagctgaagggcatcgacttcaaggaggacggcaacatcctggggcacaagctggagtacaacgccatcagcgacaacgtctatatcaccgccgacaagcagaagaacggcatcaaggccaacttcaagatccgccacaacatcgaggacggcagcgtgcagctcgccgaccactaccagcagaacacccccatcggcgacggccccgtgctgctgcccgacaaccactacctgagcacccagtccaagctgagcaaagaccccaacgagaagcgcgatcacatggtcctgctggagttcgtgaccgccgccgggatcactctcggcatggacgagctgtacaagtgaacctGAATTCGATATCAAGCTTATCGATAATCAACCTCTGGATTACAAAATTTGTGAAAGATTGACTGGTATTCTTAACTATGTTGCTCCTTTTACGCTATGTGGATACGCTGCTTTAATGCCTTTGTATCATGCTATTGCTTCCCGTATGGCTTTCATTTTCTCCTCCTTGTATAAATCCTGGTTGCTGTCTCTTTATGAGGAGTTGTGGCCCGTTGTCAGGCAACGTGGCGTGGTGTGCACTGTGTTTGCTGACGCAACCCCCACTGGTTGGGGCATTGCCACCACCTGTCAGCTCCTTTCCGGGACTTTCGCTTTCCCCCTCCCTATTGCCACGGCGGAACTCATCGCCGCCTGCCTTGCCCGCTGCTGGACAGGGGCTCGGCTGTTGGGCACTGACAATTCCGTGGTGTTGTCGGGGAAATCATCGTCCTTTCCTTGGCTGCTCGCCTGTGTTGCCACCTGGATTCTGCGCGGGACGTCCTTCTGCTACGTCCCTTCGGCCCTCAATCCAGCGGACCTTCCTTCCCGCGGCCTGCTGCCGGCTCTGCGGCCTCTTCCGCGTCTTCGCCTTCGCCCTCAGACGAGTCGGATCTCCCTTTGGGCCGCCTCCCCGCATCGATACCGTCGACCTCGAGACCTAGAAAAACATGGAGCAATCACAAGTAGCAATACAGCAGCTACCAATGCTGATTGTGCCTGGCTAGAAGCACAAGAGGAGGAGGAGGTGGGTTTTCCAGTCACACCTCAGGTACCTTTAAGACCAATGACTTACAAGGCAGCTGTAGATCTTAGCCACTTTTTAAAAGAAAAGGGGGGACTGGAAGGGCTAATTCACTCCCAACGAAGACAAGATATCCTTGATCTGTGGATCTACCACACACAAGGCTACTTCCCTGATTGGCAGAACTACACACCAGGGCCAGGGATCAGATATCCACTGACCTTTGGATGGTGCTACAAGCTAGTACCAGTTGAGCAAGAGAAGGTAGAAGAAGCCAATGAAGGAGAGAACACCCGCTTGTTACACCCTGTGAGCCTGCATGGGATGGATGACCCGGAGAGAGAAGTATTAGAGTGGAGGTTTGACAGCCGCCTAGCATTTCATCACATGGCCCGAGAGCTGCATCCGGACTGTACTGGGTCTCTCTGGTTAGACCAGATCTGAGCCTGGGAGCTCTCTGGCTAACTAGGGAACCCACTGCTTAAGCCTCAATAAAGCTTGCCTTGAGTGCTTCAAGTAGTGTGTGCCCGTCTGTTGTGTGACTCTGGTAACTAGAGATCCCTCAGACCCTTTTAGTCAGTGTGGAAAATCTCTAGCAGGGCCCGTTTAAACCCGCTGATCAGCCTCGACTGTGCCTTCTAGTTGCCAGCCATCTGTTGTTTGCCCCTCCCCCGTGCCTTCCTTGACCCTGGAAGGTGCCACTCCCACTGTCCTTTCCTAATAAAATGAGGAAATTGCATCGCATTGTCTGAGTAGGTGTCATTCTATTCTGGGGGGTGGGGTGGGGCAGGACAGCAAGGGGGAGGATTGGGAAGACAATAGCAGGCATGCTGGGGATGCGGTGGGCTCTATGGCTTCTGAGGCGGAAAGAACCAGCTGGGGCTCTAGGGGGTATCCCCACGCGCCCTGTAGCGGCGCATTAAGCGCGGCGGGTGTGGTGGTTACGCGCAGCGTGACCGCTACACTTGCCAGCGCCCTAGCGCCCGCTCCTTTCGCTTTCTTCCCTTCCTTTCTCGCCACGTTCGCCGGCTTTCCCCGTCAAGCTCTAAATCGGGGGCTCCCTTTAGGGTTCCGATTTAGTGCTTTACGGCACCTCGACCCCAAAAAACTTGATTAGGGTGATGGTTCACGTAGTGGGCCATCGCCCTGATAGACGGTTTTTCGCCCTTTGACGTTGGAGTCCACGTTCTTTAATAGTGGACTCTTGTTCCAAACTGGAACAACACTCAACCCTATCTCGGTCTATTCTTTTGATTTATAAGGGATTTTGCCGATTTCGGCCTATTGGTTAAAAAATGAGCTGATTTAACAAAAATTTAACGCGAATTAATTCTGTGGAATGTGTGTCAGTTAGGGTGTGGAAAGTCCCCAGGCTCCCCAGCAGGCAGAAGTATGCAAAGCATGCATCTCAATTAGTCAGCAACCAGGTGTGGAAAGTCCCCAGGCTCCCCAGCAGGCAGAAGTATGCAAAGCATGCATCTCAATTAGTCAGCAACCATAGTCCCGCCCCTAACTCCGCCCATCCCGCCCCTAACTCCGCCCAGTTCCGCCCATTCTCCGCCCCATGGCTGACTAATTTTTTTTATTTATGCAGAGGCCGAGGCCGCCTCTGCCTCTGAGCTATTCCAGAAGTAGTGAGGAGGCTTTTTTGGAGGCCTAGGCTTTTGCAAAAAGCTCCCGGGAGCTTGTATATCCATTTTCGGATCTGATCAGCACGTGTTGACAATTAATCATCGGCATAGTATATCGGCATAGTATAATACGACAAGGTGAGGAACTAAACCATGGCCAAGTTGACCAGTGCCGTTCCGGTGCTCACCGCGCGCGACGTCGCCGGAGCGGTCGAGTTCTGGACCGACCGGCTCGGGTTCTCCCGGGACTTCGTGGAGGACGACTTCGCCGGTGTGGTCCGGGACGACGTGACCCTGTTCATCAGCGCGGTCCAGGACCAGGTGGTGCCGGACAACACCCTGGCCTGGGTGTGGGTGCGCGGCCTGGACGAGCTGTACGCCGAGTGGTCGGAGGTCGTGTCCACGAACTTCCGGGACGCCTCCGGGCCGGCCATGACCGAGATCGGCGAGCAGCCGTGGGGGCGGGAGTTCGCCCTGCGCGACCCGGCCGGCAACTGCGTGCACTTCGTGGCCGAGGAGCAGGACTGACACGTGCTACGAGATTTCGATTCCACCGCCGCCTTCTATGAAAGGTTGGGCTTCGGAATCGTTTTCCGGGACGCCGGCTGGATGATCCTCCAGCGCGGGGATCTCATGCTGGAGTTCTTCGCCCACCCCAACTTGTTTATTGCAGCTTATAATGGTTACAAATAAAGCAATAGCATCACAAATTTCACAAATAAAGCATTTTTTTCACTGCATTCTAGTTGTGGTTTGTCCAAACTCATCAATGTATCTTATCATGTCTGTATACCGTCGACCTCTAGCTAGAGCTTGGCGTAATCATGGTCATAGCTGTTTCCTGTGTGAAATTGTTATCCGCTCACAATTCCACACAACATACGAGCCGGAAGCATAAAGTGTAAAGCCTGGGGTGCCTAATGAGTGAGCTAACTCACATTAATTGCGTTGCGCTCACTGCCCGCTTTCCAGTCGGGAAACCTGTCGTGCCAGCTGCATTAATGAATCGGCCAACGCGCGGGGAGAGGCGGTTTGCGTATTGGGCGCTCTTCCGCTTCCTCGCTCACTGACTCGCTGCGCTCGGTCGTTCGGCTGCGGCGAGCGGTATCAGCTCACTCAAAGGCGGTAATACGGTTATCCACAGAATCAGGGGATAACGCAGGAAAGAACATGTGAGCAAAAGGCCAGCAAAAGGCCAGGAACCGTAAAAAGGCCGCGTTGCTGGCGTTTTTCCATAGGCTCCGCCCCCCTGACGAGCATCACAAAAATCGACGCTCAAGTCAGAGGTGGCGAAACCCGACAGGACTATAAAGATACCAGGCGTTTCCCCCTGGAAGCTCCCTCGTGCGCTCTCCTGTTCCGACCCTGCCGCTTACCGGATACCTGTCCGCCTTTCTCCCTTCGGGAAGCGTGGCGCTTTCTCATAGCTCACGCTGTAGGTATCTCAGTTCGGTGTAGGTCGTTCGCTCCAAGCTGGGCTGTGTGCACGAACCCCCCGTTCAGCCCGACCGCTGCGCCTTATCCGGTAACTATCGTCTTGAGTCCAACCCGGTAAGACACGACTTATCGCCACTGGCAGCAGCCACTGGTAACAGGATTAGCAGAGCGAGGTATGTAGGCGGTGCTACAGAGTTCTTGAAGTGGTGGCCTAACTACGGCTACACTAGAAGAACAGTATTTGGTATCTGCGCTCTGCTGAAGCCAGTTACCTTCGGAAAAAGAGTTGGTAGCTCTTGATCCGGCAAACAAACCACCGCTGGTAGCGGTGGTTTTTTTGTTTGCAAGCAGCAGATTACGCGCAGAAAAAAAGGATCTCAAGAAGATCCTTTGATCTTTTCTACGGGGTCTGACGCTCAGTGGAACGAAAACTCACGTTAAGGGATTTTGGTCATGAGATTATCAAAAAGGATCTTCACCTAGATCCTTTTAAATTAAAAATGAAGTTTTAAATCAATCTAAAGTATATATGAGTAAACTTGGTCTGACAGTTACCAATGCTTAATCAGTGAGGCACCTATCTCAGCGATCTGTCTATTTCGTTCATCCATAGTTGCCTGACTCCCCGTCGTGTAGATAACTACGATACGGGAGGGCTTACCATCTGGCCCCAGTGCTGCAATGATACCGCGAGACCCACGCTCACCGGCTCCAGATTTATCAGCAATAAACCAGCCAGCCGGAAGGGCCGAGCGCAGAAGTGGTCCTGCAACTTTATCCGCCTCCATCCAGTCTATTAATTGTTGCCGGGAAGCTAGAGTAAGTAGTTCGCCAGTTAATAGTTTGCGCAACGTTGTTGCCATTGCTACAGGCATCGTGGTGTCACGCTCGTCGTTTGGTATGGCTTCATTCAGCTCCGGTTCCCAACGATCAAGGCGAGTTACATGATCCCCCATGTTGTGCAAAAAAGCGGTTAGCTCCTTCGGTCCTCCGATCGTTGTCAGAAGTAAGTTGGCCGCAGTGTTATCACTCATGGTTATGGCAGCACTGCATAATTCTCTTACTGTCATGCCATCCGTAAGATGCTTTTCTGTGACTGGTGAGTACTCAACCAAGTCATTCTGAGAATAGTGTATGCGGCGACCGAGTTGCTCTTGCCCGGCGTCAATACGGGATAATACCGCGCCACATAGCAGAACTTTAAAAGTGCTCATCATTGGAAAACGTTCTTCGGGGCGAAAACTCTCAAGGATCTTACCGCTGTTGAGATCCAGTTCGATGTAACCCACTCGTGCACCCAACTGATCTTCAGCATCTTTTACTTTCACCAGCGTTTCTGGGTGAGCAAAAACAGGAAGGCAAAATGCCGCAAAAAAGGGAATAAGGGCGACACGGAAATGTTGAATACTCATACTCTTCCTTTTTCAATATTATTGAAGCATTTATCAGGGTTATTGTCTCATGAGCGGATACATATTTGAATGTATTTAGAAAAATAAACAAATAGGGGTTCCGCGCACATTTCCCCGAAAAGTGCCACCTGAC Design 2ctgtaggtTAGCAACCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTCCTCCTCGCGCAAGCCACCCTGTGATTACA 254arrayACTGACTCTCCGTCCtacgcagaaggtCCTCTTCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTCTGGGGTGGGTGCTCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTCGTGCGGTtacggtagaggtTTGACCCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTGCGTCCTGTTGTATCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTTGGGCGTCtacgggttaggtCTGGGGCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTGTGCCTGCCACTATCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTGTCGCCCTtacgttggaggtCCATGCCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTGCTGTCCGTCCCTCCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTGGTCGCTCtacggagtaggtGTCTCACCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTTCCCTGGCCACTATCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTGGCTGTGGtacggctaaggt Design 2GTCGACGGATCGGGAGATCTCCCGATCCCCTATGGTGCACTCTCAGTACAATCTGCTCTGATGCCGC 255lentiviralATAGTTAAGCCAGTATCTGCTCCCTGCTTGTGTGTTGGAGGTCGCTGAGTAGTGCGCGAGCAAAATTtransferTAAGCTACAACAAGGCAAGGCTTGACCGACAATTGCATGAAGAATCTGCTTAGGGTTAGGCGTTTTGplasmidCGCTGCTTCGCGATGTACGGGCCAGATATACGCGTTGACATTGATTATTGACTAGTTATTAATAGTAATCAATTACGGGGTCATTAGTTCATAGCCCATATATGGAGTTCCGCGTTACATAACTTACGGTAAATGGCCCGCCTGGCTGACCGCCCAACGACCCCCGCCCATTGACGTCAATAATGACGTATGTTCCCATAGTAACGCCAATAGGGACTTTCCATTGACGTCAATGGGTGGAGTATTTACGGTAAACTGCCCACTTGGCAGTACATCAAGTGTATCATATGCCAAGTACGCCCCCTATTGACGTCAATGACGGTAAATGGCCCGCCTGGCATTATGCCCAGTACATGACCTTATGGGACTTTCCTACTTGGCAGTACATCTACGTATTAGTCATCGCTATTACCATGGTGATGCGGTTTTGGCAGTACATCAATGGGCGTGGATAGCGGTTTGACTCACGGGGATTTCCAAGTCTCCACCCCATTGACGTCAATGGGAGTTTGTTTTGGCACCAAAATCAACGGGACTTTCCAAAATGTCGTAACAACTCCGCCCCATTGACGCAAATGGGCGGTAGGCGTGTACGGTGGGAGGTCTATATAAGCAGCGCGTTTTGCCTGTACTGGGTCTCTCTGGTTAGACCAGATCTGAGCCTGGGAGCTCTCTGGCTAACTAGGGAACCCACTGCTTAAGCCTCAATAAAGCTTGCCTTGAGTGCTTCAAGTAGTGTGTGCCCGTCTGTTGTGTGACTCTGGTAACTAGAGATCCCTCAGACCCTTTTAGTCAGTGTGGAAAATCTCTAGCAGTGGCGCCCGAACAGGGACTTGAAAGCGAAAGGGAAACCAGAGGAGCTCTCTCGACGCAGGACTCGGCTTGCTGAAGCGCGCACGGCAAGAGGCGAGGGGCGGCGACTGGTGAGTACGCCAAAAATTTTGACTAGCGGAGGCTAGAAGGAGAGAGATGGGTGCGAGAGCGTCAGTATTAAGCGGGGGAGAATTAGATCGCGATGGGAAAAAATTCGGTTAAGGCCAGGGGGAAAGAAAAAATATAAATTAAAACATATAGTATGGGCAAGCAGGGAGCTAGAACGATTCGCAGTTAATCCTGGCCTGTTAGAAACATCAGAAGGCTGTAGACAAATACTGGGACAGCTACAACCATCCCTTCAGACAGGATCAGAAGAACTTAGATCATTATATAATACAGTAGCAACCCTCTATTGTGTGCATCAAAGGATAGAGATAAAAGACACCAAGGAAGCTTTAGACAAGATAGAGGAAGAGCAAAACAAAAGTAAGACCACCGCACAGCAAGCGGCCGCTGATCTTCAGACCTGGAGGAGGAGATATGAGGGACAATTGGAGAAGTGAATTATATAAATATAAAGTAGTAAAAATTGAACCATTAGGAGTAGCACCCACCAAGGCAAAGAGAAGAGTGGTGCAGAGAGAAAAAAGAGCAGTGGGAATAGGAGCTTTGTTCCTTGGGTTCTTGGGAGCAGCAGGAAGCACTATGGGCGCAGCGTCAATGACGCTGACGGTACAGGCCAGACAATTATTGTCTGGTATAGTGCAGCAGCAGAACAATTTGCTGAGGGCTATTGAGGCGCAACAGCATCTGTTGCAACTCACAGTCTGGGGCATCAAGCAGCTCCAGGCAAGAATCCTGGCTGTGGAAAGATACCTAAAGGATCAACAGCTCCTGGGGATTTGGGGTTGCTCTGGAAAACTCATTTGCACCACTGCTGTGCCTTGGAATGCTAGTTGGAGTAATAAATCTCTGGAACAGATTTGGAATCACACGACCTGGATGGAGTGGGACAGAGAAATTAACAATTACACAAGCTTAATACACTCCTTAATTGAAGAATCGCAAAACCAGCAAGAAAAGAATGAACAAGAATTATTGGAATTAGATAAATGGGCAAGTTTGTGGAATTGGTTTAACATAACAAATTGGCTGTGGTATATAAAATTATTCATAATGATAGTAGGAGGCTTGGTAGGTTTAAGAATAGTTTTTGCTGTACTTTCTATAGTGAATAGAGTTAGGCAGGGATATTCACCATTATCGTTTCAGACCCACCTCCCAACCCCGAGGGGACCCGACAGGCCCGAAGGAATAGAAGAAGAAGGTGGAGAGAGAGACAGAGACAGATCCATTCGATTAGTGAACGGATCGGCACTGCGTGCGCCAATTCTGCAGACAAATGGCAGTATTCATCCACAATTTTAAAAGAAAAGGGGGGATTGGGGGGTACAGTGCAGGGGAAAGAATAGTAGACATAATAGCAACAGACATACAAACTAAAGAATTACAAAAACAAATTACAAAAATTCAAAATTTTCGGGTTTATTACAGGGACAGCAGAGATCCAGTTTGGTTAATctgtaggtTAGCAACCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTCCTCCTCGCGCAAGCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTCTCCGTCCtacgcagaaggtCCTCTTCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTCTGGGGTGGGTGCTCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTCGTGCGGTtacggtagaggtTTGACCCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTGCGTCCTGTTGTATCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTTGGGCGTCtacgggttaggtCTGGGGCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTGTGCCTGCCACTATCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTGTCGCCCTtacgttggaggtCCATGCCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTGCTGTCCGTCCCTCCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTGGTCGCTCtacggagtaggtGTCTCACCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTTCCCTGGCCACTATCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTGGCTGTGGtacggctaaggtcctccctttagtgagggttaattctcgagtctccctatagtgagtcgtattaattccgtgtattctatagtgtcacctaaatcgttacgagacacctATTAACCCGTGTCGGCTCCAGATCTggcctccgcgccgggttttggcgcctcccgcgggcgcccccctcctcacggcgagcgctgccacgtcagacgaagggcgcagCgagcgtcctgatccttccgcccggacgctcaggacagcggcccgctgctcataagactcggccttagaaccccagtatcagcagaaggacattttaggacgggacttgggtgactctagggcactggttttctttccagagagcggaacaggcgaggaaaagtagtcccttctcggcgattctgcggagggatctccgtggggcggtgaacgccgatgattatataaggacgcgccgggtgtggcacagctagttccgtcgcagccgggatttgggtcgcggttcttgtttgtggatcgctgtgatcgtcacttggtgagtAgcgggctgctgggctggccggggctttcgtggccgccgggccgctcggtgggacggaagcgtgtggagagaccgccaagggctgtagtctgggtccgcgagcaaggttgccctgaactgggggttggggggagcgcaGcaaaatggcggctgttcccgagtcttgaatggaagacgcttgtGaggcgggctgtgaggtcgttgaaacaaggtggggggcatggtgggcggcaagaacccaaggtcttgaggccttcgctaatgcgggaaagctcttattcgggtgagatgggctggggcaccatctggggaccctgacgtgaagtttgtcactgactggagaactcggtttgtcgtctgttgcgggggcggcagttatgGcggtgccgttgggcagtgcacccgtacctttgggagcgcgcgccCtcgtcgtgtcgtgacgtcacccgttctgttggcttataatgcagggtggggccacctgccggtaggtgtgcggtaggcttttctccgtcgcaggacgcagggttcgggcctagggtaggctctcctgaatcgacaggcgccggacctctggtgaggggagggataagtgaggcgtcagtttctttggtcggttttatgtacctatcttcttaagtagctgaagctccggttttgaactatgcgctcggggttggcgagtgtgttttgtgaagttttttaggcaccttttgaaatgtaatcatttgggtcaatatgtaattttcagtgttagactagtaaattgtccgctaaattctggccgtttttggcttttttgttagacGAAGCTTGGGCTGCAGGTCGACTCTAGaGGATCCCCGGGTAaggatccccgggtaccggtcgccaccatggtgagcaagggcgaggagctgttcaccggggtggtgcccatcctggtcgagctggacggcgacgtaaacggccacaagttcagcgtgtccggcgagggcgagggcgatgccacctacggcaagctgaccctgaagttcatctgcaccaccggcaagctgcccgtgccctggcccaccctcgtgaccaccctgacctggggcgtgcagtgcttcgcccgctaccccgaccacatgaagcagcacgacttcttcaagtccgccatgcccgaaggctacgtccaggagcgcaccatcttcttcaaggacgacggcaactacaagacccgcgccgaggtgaagttcgagggcgacaccctggtgaaccgcatcgagctgaagggcatcgacttcaaggaggacggcaacatcctggggcacaagctggagtacaacgccatcagcgacaacgtctatatcaccgccgacaagcagaagaacggcatcaaggccaacttcaagatccgccacaacatcgaggacggcagcgtgcagctcgccgaccactaccagcagaacacccccatcggcgacggccccgtgctgctgcccgacaaccactacctgagcacccagtccaagctgagcaaagaccccaacgagaagcgcgatcacatggtcctgctggagttcgtgaccgccgccgggatcactctcggcatggacgagctgtacaagtgaacctGAATTCGATATCAAGCTTATCGATAATCAACCTCTGGATTACAAAATTTGTGAAAGATTGACTGGTATTCTTAACTATGTTGCTCCTTTTACGCTATGTGGATACGCTGCTTTAATGCCTTTGTATCATGCTATTGCTTCCCGTATGGCTTTCATTTTCTCCTCCTTGTATAAATCCTGGTTGCTGTCTCTTTATGAGGAGTTGTGGCCCGTTGTCAGGCAACGTGGCGTGGTGTGCACTGTGTTTGCTGACGCAACCCCCACTGGTTGGGGCATTGCCACCACCTGTCAGCTCCTTTCCGGGACTTTCGCTTTCCCCCTCCCTATTGCCACGGCGGAACTCATCGCCGCCTGCCTTGCCCGCTGCTGGACAGGGGCTCGGCTGTTGGGCACTGACAATTCCGTGGTGTTGTCGGGGAAATCATCGTCCTTTCCTTGGCTGCTCGCCTGTGTTGCCACCTGGATTCTGCGCGGGACGTCCTTCTGCTACGTCCCTTCGGCCCTCAATCCAGCGGACCTTCCTTCCCGCGGCCTGCTGCCGGCTCTGCGGCCTCTTCCGCGTCTTCGCCTTCGCCCTCAGACGAGTCGGATCTCCCTTTGGGCCGCCTCCCCGCATCGATACCGTCGACCTCGAGACCTAGAAAAACATGGAGCAATCACAAGTAGCAATACAGCAGCTACCAATGCTGATTGTGCCTGGCTAGAAGCACAAGAGGAGGAGGAGGTGGGTTTTCCAGTCACACCTCAGGTACCTTTAAGACCAATGACTTACAAGGCAGCTGTAGATCTTAGCCACTTTTTAAAAGAAAAGGGGGGACTGGAAGGGCTAATTCACTCCCAACGAAGACAAGATATCCTTGATCTGTGGATCTACCACACACAAGGCTACTTCCCTGATTGGCAGAACTACACACCAGGGCCAGGGATCAGATATCCACTGACCTTTGGATGGTGCTACAAGCTAGTACCAGTTGAGCAAGAGAAGGTAGAAGAAGCCAATGAAGGAGAGAACACCCGCTTGTTACACCCTGTGAGCCTGCATGGGATGGATGACCCGGAGAGAGAAGTATTAGAGTGGAGGTTTGACAGCCGCCTAGCATTTCATCACATGGCCCGAGAGCTGCATCCGGACTGTACTGGGTCTCTCTGGTTAGACCAGATCTGAGCCTGGGAGCTCTCTGGCTAACTAGGGAACCCACTGCTTAAGCCTCAATAAAGCTTGCCTTGAGTGCTTCAAGTAGTGTGTGCCCGTCTGTTGTGTGACTCTGGTAACTAGAGATCCCTCAGACCCTTTTAGTCAGTGTGGAAAATCTCTAGCAGGGCCCGTTTAAACCCGCTGATCAGCCTCGACTGTGCCTTCTAGTTGCCAGCCATCTGTTGTTTGCCCCTCCCCCGTGCCTTCCTTGACCCTGGAAGGTGCCACTCCCACTGTCCTTTCCTAATAAAATGAGGAAATTGCATCGCATTGTCTGAGTAGGTGTCATTCTATTCTGGGGGGTGGGGTGGGGCAGGACAGCAAGGGGGAGGATTGGGAAGACAATAGCAGGCATGCTGGGGATGCGGTGGGCTCTATGGCTTCTGAGGCGGAAAGAACCAGCTGGGGCTCTAGGGGGTATCCCCACGCGCCCTGTAGCGGCGCATTAAGCGCGGCGGGTGTGGTGGTTACGCGCAGCGTGACCGCTACACTTGCCAGCGCCCTAGCGCCCGCTCCTTTCGCTTTCTTCCCTTCCTTTCTCGCCACGTTCGCCGGCTTTCCCCGTCAAGCTCTAAATCGGGGGCTCCCTTTAGGGTTCCGATTTAGTGCTTTACGGCACCTCGACCCCAAAAAACTTGATTAGGGTGATGGTTCACGTAGTGGGCCATCGCCCTGATAGACGGTTTTTCGCCCTTTGACGTTGGAGTCCACGTTCTTTAATAGTGGACTCTTGTTCCAAACTGGAACAACACTCAACCCTATCTCGGTCTATTCTTTTGATTTATAAGGGATTTTGCCGATTTCGGCCTATTGGTTAAAAAATGAGCTGATTTAACAAAAATTTAACGCGAATTAATTCTGTGGAATGTGTGTCAGTTAGGGTGTGGAAAGTCCCCAGGCTCCCCAGCAGGCAGAAGTATGCAAAGCATGCATCTCAATTAGTCAGCAACCAGGTGTGGAAAGTCCCCAGGCTCCCCAGCAGGCAGAAGTATGCAAAGCATGCATCTCAATTAGTCAGCAACCATAGTCCCGCCCCTAACTCCGCCCATCCCGCCCCTAACTCCGCCCAGTTCCGCCCATTCTCCGCCCCATGGCTGACTAATTTTTTTTATTTATGCAGAGGCCGAGGCCGCCTCTGCCTCTGAGCTATTCCAGAAGTAGTGAGGAGGCTTTTTTGGAGGCCTAGGCTTTTGCAAAAAGCTCCCGGGAGCTTGTATATCCATTTTCGGATCTGATCAGCACGTGTTGACAATTAATCATCGGCATAGTATATCGGCATAGTATAATACGACAAGGTGAGGAACTAAACCATGGCCAAGTTGACCAGTGCCGTTCCGGTGCTCACCGCGCGCGACGTCGCCGGAGCGGTCGAGTTCTGGACCGACCGGCTCGGGTTCTCCCGGGACTTCGTGGAGGACGACTTCGCCGGTGTGGTCCGGGACGACGTGACCCTGTTCATCAGCGCGGTCCAGGACCAGGTGGTGCCGGACAACACCCTGGCCTGGGTGTGGGTGCGCGGCCTGGACGAGCTGTACGCCGAGTGGTCGGAGGTCGTGTCCACGAACTTCCGGGACGCCTCCGGGCCGGCCATGACCGAGATCGGCGAGCAGCCGTGGGGGCGGGAGTTCGCCCTGCGCGACCCGGCCGGCAACTGCGTGCACTTCGTGGCCGAGGAGCAGGACTGACACGTGCTACGAGATTTCGATTCCACCGCCGCCTTCTATGAAAGGTTGGGCTTCGGAATCGTTTTCCGGGACGCCGGCTGGATGATCCTCCAGCGCGGGGATCTCATGCTGGAGTTCTTCGCCCACCCCAACTTGTTTATTGCAGCTTATAATGGTTACAAATAAAGCAATAGCATCACAAATTTCACAAATAAAGCATTTTTTTCACTGCATTCTAGTTGTGGTTTGTCCAAACTCATCAATGTATCTTATCATGTCTGTATACCGTCGACCTCTAGCTAGAGCTTGGCGTAATCATGGTCATAGCTGTTTCCTGTGTGAAATTGTTATCCGCTCACAATTCCACACAACATACGAGCCGGAAGCATAAAGTGTAAAGCCTGGGGTGCCTAATGAGTGAGCTAACTCACATTAATTGCGTTGCGCTCACTGCCCGCTTTCCAGTCGGGAAACCTGTCGTGCCAGCTGCATTAATGAATCGGCCAACGCGCGGGGAGAGGCGGTTTGCGTATTGGGCGCTCTTCCGCTTCCTCGCTCACTGACTCGCTGCGCTCGGTCGTTCGGCTGCGGCGAGCGGTATCAGCTCACTCAAAGGCGGTAATACGGTTATCCACAGAATCAGGGGATAACGCAGGAAAGAACATGTGAGCAAAAGGCCAGCAAAAGGCCAGGAACCGTAAAAAGGCCGCGTTGCTGGCGTTTTTCCATAGGCTCCGCCCCCCTGACGAGCATCACAAAAATCGACGCTCAAGTCAGAGGTGGCGAAACCCGACAGGACTATAAAGATACCAGGCGTTTCCCCCTGGAAGCTCCCTCGTGCGCTCTCCTGTTCCGACCCTGCCGCTTACCGGATACCTGTCCGCCTTTCTCCCTTCGGGAAGCGTGGCGCTTTCTCATAGCTCACGCTGTAGGTATCTCAGTTCGGTGTAGGTCGTTCGCTCCAAGCTGGGCTGTGTGCACGAACCCCCCGTTCAGCCCGACCGCTGCGCCTTATCCGGTAACTATCGTCTTGAGTCCAACCCGGTAAGACACGACTTATCGCCACTGGCAGCAGCCACTGGTAACAGGATTAGCAGAGCGAGGTATGTAGGCGGTGCTACAGAGTTCTTGAAGTGGTGGCCTAACTACGGCTACACTAGAAGAACAGTATTTGGTATCTGCGCTCTGCTGAAGCCAGTTACCTTCGGAAAAAGAGTTGGTAGCTCTTGATCCGGCAAACAAACCACCGCTGGTAGCGGTGGTTTTTTTGTTTGCAAGCAGCAGATTACGCGCAGAAAAAAAGGATCTCAAGAAGATCCTTTGATCTTTTCTACGGGGTCTGACGCTCAGTGGAACGAAAACTCACGTTAAGGGATTTTGGTCATGAGATTATCAAAAAGGATCTTCACCTAGATCCTTTTAAATTAAAAATGAAGTTTTAAATCAATCTAAAGTATATATGAGTAAACTTGGTCTGACAGTTACCAATGCTTAATCAGTGAGGCACCTATCTCAGCGATCTGTCTATTTCGTTCATCCATAGTTGCCTGACTCCCCGTCGTGTAGATAACTACGATACGGGAGGGCTTACCATCTGGCCCCAGTGCTGCAATGATACCGCGAGACCCACGCTCACCGGCTCCAGATTTATCAGCAATAAACCAGCCAGCCGGAAGGGCCGAGCGCAGAAGTGGTCCTGCAACTTTATCCGCCTCCATCCAGTCTATTAATTGTTGCCGGGAAGCTAGAGTAAGTAGTTCGCCAGTTAATAGTTTGCGCAACGTTGTTGCCATTGCTACAGGCATCGTGGTGTCACGCTCGTCGTTTGGTATGGCTTCATTCAGCTCCGGTTCCCAACGATCAAGGCGAGTTACATGATCCCCCATGTTGTGCAAAAAAGCGGTTAGCTCCTTCGGTCCTCCGATCGTTGTCAGAAGTAAGTTGGCCGCAGTGTTATCACTCATGGTTATGGCAGCACTGCATAATTCTCTTACTGTCATGCCATCCGTAAGATGCTTTTCTGTGACTGGTGAGTACTCAACCAAGTCATTCTGAGAATAGTGTATGCGGCGACCGAGTTGCTCTTGCCCGGCGTCAATACGGGATAATACCGCGCCACATAGCAGAACTTTAAAAGTGCTCATCATTGGAAAACGTTCTTCGGGGCGAAAACTCTCAAGGATCTTACCGCTGTTGAGATCCAGTTCGATGTAACCCACTCGTGCACCCAACTGATCTTCAGCATCTTTTACTTTCACCAGCGTTTCTGGGTGAGCAAAAACAGGAAGGCAAAATGCCGCAAAAAAGGGAATAAGGGCGACACGGAAATGTTGAATACTCATACTCTTCCTTTTTCAATATTATTGAAGCATTTATCAGGGTTATTGTCTCATGAGCGGATACATATTTGAATGTATTTAGAAAAATAAACAAATAGGGGTTCCGCGCACATTTCCCCGAAAAGTGCCACCTGAC

TABLE 5A Sequences the constructs, barcodes, and/or probes used inExample 5. See FIGS. 5B, 5D-5E, 5G-5H, and related figures for results.Probe target HCR initiator Fluorophore Related figure(s) ZL1-barcode B1Alexa 594 FIG. 5B (chick) GFP B3 Alexa 647 ZL1-barcode B1 Alexa 594 FIG.5E (mouse) GFP B3 Alexa 488 Tbx21 B1 Alexa 488 FIGS. 22A-22 D(mouse) ThB4 Alexa 647 Pooled split initiator (v3.0) probes were purchased fromMolecular Instruments and used according to their protocol.

TABLE 5B Sequences the constructs, barcodes, and/or probes used in Example 5. See FIGS. 5B, 5D-5E, 5G-5H, and related figures for results. Probe HCRRelated Probe sequence SEQ name initiator Fluorophore figure(s)(probe-LINKER-INITIATOR) ID NO. P2B1 B1 Aelexa 594 FIGS.cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- 256 5D andGCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG P2B3- B3 Alexa 488 5E, leftcgtggatcggaacagcttct-TATA- 257 TtoC panelsAAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC P4B2 B2 Alexa 647agcttgaacaccagtcgcaa- 258 TATAAGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC P2B3B3 Alexa 488 FIGS. cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- 259 5D andAAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC P2B1- B1 Alexa 594 5E, rightcgtggatcggaacagcttct-TATA- 260 TtoC panelsGCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG P4B2 B2 Alexa 647agcttgaacaccagtcgcaa-TATA- 261 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC

TABLE 5C Sequences the constructs, barcodes, and/or probes used in Example 5. See FIGS. 5B, 5D-5E, 5G-5H, and related figures for results. Related SEQProbe HCR figure probe sequence  ID name initiator Fluorophore panel(s)(probe-LINKER-INITIATOR) NO. LP1-1A B1 Alexa 594 FIG. 5Gcgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- 262 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAGLP1-1G B3 Alexa 488 cgtggatcggaacagcttct-TATA- 263AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC LP1-2A B2 Alexa 647ttccacatccctctgcgatt-TATA- 264 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATCLP1-2G B4 Alexa 546 Ttccacacccctctgcgatt-TATAC- 265ACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC LP3-2A B3 Alexa 647 FIG. 19ataccaatcccttcggcgat-TATA- 266 (pair 2)AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC LP3-2G B2 Alexa 546ataccaaccccttcggcgat-TATA- 267 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATCLP3-1A B1 Alexa 594 ttcaacatacgccaatgcgg-TATA- 268GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAg LP3-1G B4 Alexa 488ttcaacacacgccaatgcgg-TATA- 269 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCACLP3-1A B2 Alexa 594 FIG. 19 gtcaacatacacgccctgat-TATA- 270 (pair 3)AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC LP3-1G B3 Alexa 488gtcaacacacacgccctgat-TATA- 271 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTCLP3-2A B1 Alexa 647 ttagcgatacatccgaccca-TATA- 272GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAg LP3-2G B4 Alexa 546ttagcgacacatccgaccca-TATA- 273 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC

TABLE 5D  Sequences the constructs, barcodes, and/orprobes used in Example 5. See FIGS. 5B, 5D-5E,5G-5H, and related figures for results. Barcode SEQ ID nameBarcode sequence NO. ZL1- cgacagcttgtctctccagatgctcttgggcca 274 barcodetcttccacatcgtccgtagcagccttggcaatt tgccatcactggcaaatacacataaatccaatgaatacggttaccaccatcacattaccatgcagg tacacagcaagaattgacgttggcatatcacatggtgtaataaccccacttgtgaaacaacccaga ataaggtacaaggcggaaatgtcgtcattctaaaataaaaggcatggccaggaatttgtctaatac cgggaacttaaattcagcttgaacaccagtcgcaaaaaattcaaagaaagtgattcaggttcgggt tcgtggattggaacagcttcttttgtttcagtgatgagagaatcctcctgtca pair 1-AA TTCCACATCCCTCTGCGATTCGTGGCatcgtgg 275barcode atTggaacagcttcttt pair 1-GG TTCCACACCCCTCTGCGATTCGTGGCatcgtgg276 barcode atCggaacagcttcttt pair 2-AATTCAACATACGCCAATGCGGACGCGGCCGCTGT 277 barcodeTCAGATACCAATCCCTTCGGCGATTTCCCG pair 2-GGTTCAACACACGCCAATGCGGACGCGGCCGCTGT 278 barcodeTCAGATACCAACCCCTTCGGCGATTTCCCG pair 3-AATTAGCGATACATCCGACCCAATCATACCCTGTG 279 barcodeATTCGTCAACATACACGCCCTGATAAATAT pair 3-GGTTAGCGACACATCCGACCCAATCATACCCTGTG 280 barcodeATTCGTCAACACACACGCCCTGATAAATAT

TABLE 6A  Sequences the constructs, barcodes, and/orprobes used in Example 6. See FIGS. 6B-6D,and related figures for results. Barcode name Barcode sequenceSEQ ID NO. mL-1a agatgctcctgagccatctt 281 mL-1b cgtggattggaacagcttct 282mL-1c gaaagtgattcaggttcggg 283 mL-2a agcttgaacaccagtcgcaa 284 mL-2bgcatggccaggaatttgtct 285 mL-2c ggcggaaatgtcgtcattct 286 mL-3accacttgtgaaacaacccag 287 mL-3b cgttggcatatcacatggtg 288 mL-3caccatgcaggtacacagcaa 289 mL-4a TTCCACATCCCTCTGCGATT 290 mL-4bATACCAATCCCTTCGGCGAT 291 mL-4c ATCAGCGTGACAACTGTGCT 292

TABLE 6B  Sequences the constructs, barcodes, and/or probes used inExample 6. See FIGS. 6B-6D, and related figures for results. HCRHybridi- SEQ Probe Probe sequence  ini- Fluoro- zation ID name(probe-LINKER-INITIATOR) tiator phore round NO. mL-agatgctcctgagccatctt-TATA- B1 Alexa647 1 293 1a-B1GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG mL- cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2Alexa594 294 1b-B2 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC mL-gaaagtgattcaggttcggg-TATA- B4 Alexa546 295 1c-B4CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC mL- ttccacatccctctgcgatt-TATA- B3Alexa488 296 4a-B3 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC mL-agcttgaacaccagtcgcaa-TATA- B1 Alexa647 2 297 2a-B1GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG mL- gcatggccaggaatttgtct-TATA- B2Alexa594 298 2b-B2 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC mL-ggcggaaatgtcgtcattct-TATA- B4 Alexa546 299 2c-B4CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC mL- ataccaatcccttcggcgat-TATA- B3Alexa488 300 4b-B3 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC mL-ccacttgtgaaacaacccag-TATA- B1 Alexa647 3 301 3a-B1GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG mL- cgttggcatatcacatggtg-TATA- B2Alexa594 302 3b-B2 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC mL-accatgcaggtacacagcaa-TATA- B4 Alexa546 303 3c-B4CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC mL- atcagcgtgacaactgtgct-TATA- B3Alexa488 304 4c-B3 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC

To establish Z1 and Z3 monoclonal cultures, approximately 1000 cellsfrom the polyclonal population were cultured on a 10 cm plate, fromwhich individual colonies were picked and expanded. Clones were thengenotyped by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to ensure that: thetransgene was inserted properly in one of the ROSA26 loci, the otherROSA26 locus was intact, and there was no other integration of thetransgene or Cas9 elsewhere in the genome.

Zombie Procedure for Cell Culture Samples

Cells were washed with 1×PBS before fixation by 3:1 (v:v) mix ofmethanol and acetic acid (MAA) at room temperature for 20 minutes.Cross-linking fixation interferes with transcription by phage RNApolymerases, and therefore, should be avoided prior to the transcriptionstep. Cells were then washed briefly first with 1× phosphate-bufferedsaline (PBS) and then with nuclease free water and subsequently wereincubated with the transcription mix (MEGAscript Transcription Kit;Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.) at 37° C. for 3 hours. All three RNApolymerases used in this study (T3, T7, and SP6) work at comparablelevels. The choice of one polymerase over another in differentexperiments was mostly arbitrary. After transcription, cells were fixedwith 4% formaldehyde solution in PBS for 20 minutes at room temperaturefollowed by two washes with 5×SSC, for 5 minutes each, to remove tracesof formaldehyde.

The samples were then pre-incubated in hybridization buffer at 37° C.for at least 10 minutes before overnight incubation, at 37° C., inhybridization buffer containing 4 nM of each probe. When the experimentinvolved probe competition or split initiator probes with 25 bpannealing region, 30% probe hybridization buffer (MolecularTechnologies, Pasadena, Calif.) was used for hybridization and, the nextday, samples were washed four times, 15 minutes each, at 37° C. with 30%probe wash buffer (Molecular Technologies, Pasadena, Calif.) to removeexcess probes, as previously described. For probes with 20 bp annealingregion, in the absence of competition, 10% hybridization buffer(composed of 10% formamide, 10% Dextran Sulfate and 2× saline-sodiumcitrate (SSC) in RNAse-Free water) was used for overnight hybridizationas previously described. These samples were then washed with a washbuffer, composed of 30% formamide, 2×SSC, and 0.1% Triton-X 100, at roomtemperature for 30 minutes, to remove excess probes, followed by a briefwash with 5×SSC.

HCR amplification was performed according to the manufacturer'sinstruction. Briefly, samples were first washed with 5×SSCT (5×SSC+0.1%Tween 20) for 5 minutes at room temperature and then incubated withamplification buffer (Molecular Technologies, Pasadena, Calif.) for atleast 10 minutes at room temperature. Meanwhile, each fluorescentlylabeled hairpin was prepared by snap cooling (heating at 95° C. for 90seconds and cooling to room temperature in a dark drawer for 30 minutes)in hairpin storage buffer. All the required hairpins were then added tothe amplification buffer at the final concentration of 60 μM each. Cellswere then incubated, in the dark, with amplification buffer containingthe hairpins for 45 minutes at room temperature. Subsequently, excesshairpins were removed by five washes with 5×SSCT over one hour.4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) was added to the third wash tolabel nuclei. Nuclei could also be visualized using native fluorescentof Histone 2B protein-cyan fluorescent protein (H2B-CFP), when it wasexpressed in the cells (e.g. FIGS. 1C-1D). However, native fluorescenceof cytoplasmically expressed fluorescent proteins could not be detectedafter the Zombie procedure. Samples were then kept in the dark at 4° C.until imaging.

When additional rounds of hybridization and imaging was required,samples were incubated first with 1× DNase I buffer (Roche (Basel,Switzerland) 4716728001) in nuclease free water at room temperature for5 minutes and then with DNase I solution (2 U/μl of the enzyme in 1×buffer) at 37° C. for 3 hours, to digest probes and HCR hairpins fromthe previous round. Subsequently, samples were washed three times withpre-warmed 30% wash buffer at 37° C. (first two washes for 5 min eachand the third wash for 15 min). Another round of hybridization and HCRwas then performed as described above.

The procedure described above was the main protocol used in the cellculture experiments described herein. See Table 7 and FIGS. 23-25, fordetails regarding the variations to this main protocol.

TABLE 7 List of experimental conditions and their effect on barcodedetection efficiency. Condition Description Result PFA fixation Fixedwith 1, 2, and 4% formaldehyde Fixation with PFA prior to transcriptionstep solution in PBS, followed by drastically reduced the detectionefficiency permeabilization by either 3:1 (v/v) mix of (see FIG. 10)methanol and acetic acid or 70% ethanol. Methanol and acetic Fixed with100% methanol as well as 5, 15, Mix of acetic acid in methanol providesthe acid fixation 25, 35, and 50% acetic acid in methanol best results(see FIGS. 11-12). solutions. Clarke's Fixed with 3:1 (v/v) mix ofethanol:Acetic Observed a decrease in detection fluid fixation Acid for15 minutes at room temperature. efficiency compared to 3:1 MAA fixation.Methanol and Fixed with 1:1 (v/v) mix of methanol and Observed a drasticdecrease in the detection acetone fixation acetone for 15 minutes atroom efficiency. temperature. Proteinase K Permeablized the cellsinitially using 1, 5, All of these treatments led to loss of mosttreatment and 10 ug/μl Proteinase K for 11 min at room cells.temperature and in a subsequent experiment using 1 ug/μl of Proteinase Kfor 1, 2, 5, and 10 min at room temperature. Triton X-100 Washed thecells with 0.5% Triton X-100 for Observed no advantage over not washing10 minutes at room temperature after fixation the cells with thissolution. by 3:1 MAA mix. SDS Washed with 0.1% SDS for 10 minutes at Itseverely affected the cell room temperature after fixation by 3:1 MAAmorphology. mix. Histone wash Washed with 2 mg/ml Dextran sulfate (MWObserved a slight decrease in detection 500,000), 0.2 mg/ml Heparinsodium salt, efficiency. 0.1% IGEPAL CA-630, 10 mM EDTA, 10 mM Tris pH =8.0 in nuclease free water for 10 minutes at room temperature afterfixation by 3:1 MAA mix. RNA polymerase Performed transcription with 2,5, 10, 15, and Observed no gain in efficiency for concentration 20 U/μlT7 RNA polymerase at 37° C. for 3 concentrations above 5 U/μl. hours.Duration of Performed transcription with T7 RNA Duration of thetranscription reaction transcription polymerase for 15, 30, 60, and 180only has a modest effect on detection reaction minutes at 37° C.efficiency (see FIG. 11) PFA, paraformaldehyde; MAA, mix of methanol andacetic acid (v/v).

Design of the Synthetic Memory Arrays

Each unit of the memory arrays included a 20 bp probe site thatpartially overlapped with a 20 bp gRNA target site. gRNA target siteswere followed by PAM sequence (NGG). To limit the possible outcome ofbase editing by ABE, gRNAs were designed so that from their position 2to 10 there was only one “A” nucleotide, which occurred at position 5.Azimuth 2.0 software was used to choose gRNA candidates with highon-target and low off-target scores. Each probe sequence was designed sothat its GC content was 50% and its predicted Tm, calculated usingnearest neighbor method, was between 56 and 60° C. Sequences that formhairpins or dimers and homopolymeric tracts of 5 bp or longer wereavoided in the probes. Recognition sites of some restriction enzymes(BsaI, BsmBI, BpiI, AarI, and XbaI) were avoided within the memoryarrays to facilitate cloning. For design 1 array, probe sequences werechosen to differ from each other in at least 7 positions, to ensurespecificity. For design 2, since all memory units were targeted with thesame gRNA, 12 out of 20 bp was shared among all probes. The remaining 8bp were chosen so that all probes were different from each other in atleast 2 positions of the first 4 nucleotides and at least another 2positions among the second 4 nucleotides. Furthermore, to facilitatediscrimination, probes targeting all 12 design 2 barcodes were mixedtogether, at equimolar ratio, with the ones not being analyzed in anygiven experiment at an orthogonal channel (e.g., B5 HCR initiator). Seetables herein for full sequence of the arrays and their correspondingprobes.

The Combinatorial Barcode Library

Synthetic gene fragments containing 81 barcode combinations wereobtained from Twist Bioscience (San Francisco, Calif.) and cloned into alentiviral transfer plasmid by golden gate cloning, using Esp3I and T7DNA ligase (see tables herein for the sequence of plasmids andbarcodes). After transformation into NEB 10-beta chemical competent E.coli (C3019I), more than 10,000 colonies were scraped off the plates andused to prepare DNA for lentiviral packaging.

Lentiviral Delivery of Barcodes

Lentiviral vectors were produced and stored as previously describedusing the plasmids described above. The viral titer was determined byserial dilution. Only viral preparations with at least 10⁷ infectiousunits/μl were used. To establish stable cell lines, HEK293T cells wereresuspended in the culture media, at a density of 500,000 cells per mL.3 μL of lentiviral prep was mixed in with 97 μL of cell suspension. 10μL of this mix was then added to another 90 μL of cell suspension in aseparate tube. After mixing, the cells of the second tube were culturedin a 96-well plate for 3 days, without change of media. Subsequently,the cells were expanded in fresh media and used for the experiments.

To deliver barcodes to chicken embryos, fertilized eggs of white leghornchickens were obtained from McIntyre Poultry & Fertile Eggs (Lakeside,Calif.) and incubated in a humidified atmosphere at 38° C. for 35 to 40hours. The lentiviral prep was then injected in the neural tube ofembryos ranging between stages HH10 and HH11. After injection, the eggswere closed with Parafilm and kept at 38° C. The embryos were analyzed 3days after injection, at 5 days of incubation (stage HH27).

In mice, lentiviral injections were carried out stereotactically intothe olfactory bulb of 3-month old male BL6 mice (JAX). Mice wereanesthetized by single intraperitoneal injection with Ketamine/Xylazinesolution. The stereotaxic coordinates were 5.5 mm anterior from bregma,1.2 mm lateral from the midline, and 0.40 mm ventral from the brainsurface. A single injection per olfactory bulb was performed using 0.3μl of the lentiviral prep. The mouse brains were analyzed either 3 or 12days after injection, as described in the text.

In some instances, different viral integration sites or chromatin statescould potentially vary in their accessibility to phage polymerases. Allthe experimental procedures performed on animal models was approved bythe Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of California Instituteof Technology.

Next Generation Sequencing

gDNA was extracted from cells using DNeasy Blood & Tissue kit (Qiagen,Hilden, Germany) according to manufacturer instructions. Ampliconlibraries containing the regions of interest (i.e., memory arrays orlibrary barcodes) were then generated, from gDNA, with a two-step PCRprotocol to add Illumina adapters and Nextera i5 and i7 combinatorialindices. Indexed amplicons were pooled and sequenced on the IlluminaMiSeq platform with a 600-cycle, v3 reagent kit (Illumina, MS-102-3003).To analyze next generation sequencing data, raw FASTQ files were alignedto a FASTA-format reference file containing the expected ampliconsequences. Alignment was performed using the Burrows-Wheeler AlignmentTool (bwa-mem). For the combinatorial viral library (FIG. 6E), thenumber of reads aligning to each possible reference sequence wascomputed using a custom script in R, available here. For the baseediting samples (FIG. 18), base calls were extracted from each read atthe base editor target sites, as well as the quality scores at thesesites. Paired-end reads were merged, accepting the base call with thehighest quality score in overlapping regions. Reads with the qualityscore of more than 10, at the target site position, were included in theanalysis.

Histology

After harvesting, adult mouse brain and embryonic chicken tissues werewashed with cold RNase free 0.1M phosphate-buffered saline solution(PBS, pH 7.4) at 4° C. Fresh tissues were then immersed into theTissue-Tek O.C.T. Compound (#4583; Electron Microscopy Sciences,Hatfield, Pa.) and were frozen immediately for 3 minutes in isopentanecooled to −70° C. in dry ice. Samples were then stored at −80° C. untilsectioning. 20 μm thick sections were obtained using a Leica Cryostat,mounted on SuperFrost slides or coverslips coated with 2% v/v solutionof (3-Aminopropyl)triethoxysilane in acetone. Sections were then storedat −80° C. until use.

Zombie Procedure for Tissue Sections

The slides were first left to dry at room temperature for about 5minutes and then fixed with MAA at room temperature in a glass stainingjar for 3 hours. Subsequently, the slides were washed, by transfer to anew jar filled with PBS, three times for 5 minutes each. After a briefwash in nuclease free water, SecureSeal hybridization chambers(SKU:621501; Grace Bio-Labs, Bend, Oreg.) were put on the slides andtranscription mix (MEGAscript T7 or T3 Transcription Kit; Invitrogen)was added on the sections and incubated for 3 hours at 37° C. Aftertranscription, samples were fixed with 4% formaldehyde in PBS overnightat 4° C. Formaldehyde was then removed by three washes with 5×SSC atroom temperature for 10 minutes each.

Hybridization was performed similar to what is described above for cellculture samples. Sections were pre-hybridized with probe hybridizationbuffer for at least 30 minutes at 37° C., before overnight incubationwith probe hybridization buffer containing 4 nM of each probe, at 37° C.When the experiment involved probe competition (e.g., FIGS. 5C-5H) orsplit initiator probes with 25 bp annealing region (e.g., FIGS. 5B and22A-22D), 30% probe hybridization buffer (Molecular Technologies) wasused for hybridization followed by 4×15 min wash at 37° C. with 30%probe wash buffer (Molecular Technologies). For probes with 20 bpannealing region, in the absence of competition (e.g., FIGS. 6A-6D), 10%hybridization buffer (composed of 10% formamide, 10% Dextran Sulfate and2×SSC in RNAse-Free water) was used for overnight hybridization,followed by 2×30 min wash in 30% formamide, 2×SSC, and 0.1% Triton-X100, at room temperature. Then, after three brief washes with 5×SSCT atroom temperature, sections were incubated with amplification buffer for20 minutes, which was then replaced by amplification buffer containingsnap cooled fluorescently labeled hairpins (Molecular Technologies,Pasadena, Calif.), each at 60 μM. After one hour incubation in the darkat room temperature, excess hairpins were removed by five washes with5×SSCT over one hour. DAPI was added to the third wash to label nuclei.

For samples that required only one round of hybridization (e.g., FIGS.5B-5E), hybridization chambers were removed at this point and sectionswere mounted in Aqua-mount (14-390-5; Thermo Scientific) and kept in thedark at 4° C. until imaging. For multiple rounds of hybridization,5×SSCT was replaced with anti-bleaching buffer (50 mM Tris-HCl pH 8.0,300 mM NaCl, 2×SSC, 3 mM Trolox (Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, Mo.) 238813),0.8% D-glucose (Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, Mo.) G7528), 100-fold dilutedCatalase (Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, Mo.) C3155), 0.5 mg/mL Glucoseoxidase (Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, Mo.) G2133) and 0.02 U/mL SUPERase InRNase Inhibitor (Invitrogen (Carlsbad, Calif.) AM2694)) and samples wereimaged as described below. After imaging, anti-bleaching buffer waswashed first with 5×SSCT and then with 1× DNase I buffer (Roche4716728001) in nuclease free water. Probes and HCR hairpins were thendigested by 3 hours of incubation with DNase I solution (2 U/μl of theenzyme in 1× buffer) at 37° C. for 3 hours. Subsequently, the sampleswere washed three times with pre-warmed 30% wash buffer at 37° C. (firsttwo washes for 5 min each and the third wash for 15 min). Another roundof hybridization and HCR was then performed as described above.

Imaging

Cell culture samples were imaged on a Nikon Eclipse Ti invertedfluorescence microscope with a Zyla 4.2 scientific Complementarymetal-oxide-semiconductor (sCMOS) camera (Andor, Belfast, NorthernIreland). A 60× oil objective (1.4 NA) were used and 20 z-stacks wereacquired with 0.5 micron spacing between them for each position.Positions were chosen solely based on DAPI channel to avoid bias.Imaging settings, including the exposure times, were kept the same forall the experiments involving cultured cells. Tissue sections wereimaged either, using ZEN 2.3 (blue edition), on a Zeiss (Oberkochen,Germany) LSM800 confocal microscope with a 40× (Zeiss 1.2 NA), waterimmersion objective (FIGS. 5B-5E), or, using MetaMorph, on a Nikon(Tokyo, Japan) Eclipse Ti inverted microscope, equipped with a YokogawaCSU-W spinning disc unit (Andor) and an EMCCD camera (Andor iXon Ultra),using a 40× (Nikon 1.3 NA) oil objective (FIGS. 6A-6D and 22A-22D) or a60× (Nikon 1.4 NA) oil objective (FIGS. 5F-5H). The same imaging settingwas used for related samples to facilitate comparison between images.

Image Analysis

Images were processed and analyzed using MATLAB and Fiji, mainly bycustom scripts. For cell culture experiments, maximum intensityprojection of the raw images was used in all analyses.

Segmentation.

Segmentation of nuclei and dots was done automatically in MATLAB byfiltering and thresholding of the images. However, the results weremanually inspected to ensure accuracy. Segmentation of nuclei was donebased on either CFP (FIGS. 1A-1G, 2A-2D, 3A-3D, 5A-5H, and their relatedfigures) or DAPI (FIGS. 4A-4F, 6A-6D, 14, and 15-18) channel. Whenrelevant to the analysis (e.g. for efficiency calculations) incorrectlysegmented nuclei were manually identified and removed from the analysis.Active site dots were considered to belong to a cell if their centeroverlapped with the nuclear segmentation of that cell.

Intensity measurement.

An estimate of dot intensity, used for FIGS. 4E, 5G-5H, 8, 23-25, and15-19 was obtained by integration of pixel intensities over each dot'ssegment. A more precise measure of dot intensity was used for FIGS. 3Dand 13, which was based on fitting a 2D Gaussian to each dot's filteredpixel intensity values and calculating the volume under the surface ofthe Gaussian.

Colocalization.

Colocalization of dots was identified based on close proximity (lessthan 4 pixels) of the center of segmented dots in two or more channels.

Classification.

For single nucleotide detection, where four probes compete for the sametarget site (FIGS. 3D and 13), to assign a nucleotide to each dot, thenatural log of intensity values for that dot in each channel werenormalized linearly between 0 and 1, using the intensity values from allthe dots detected in that channel across the experiment. The nucleotideassociated with the channel that had the highest normalized intensitywas then assigned to the dot. Calling the base edits (FIGS. 4A-4H andtheir related figures) as well as A and G classification in vivo (FIGS.5G-5H and 19), was done by clustering natural log of intensity values intwo groups using k-means clustering with cosine distance metric (kmeansfunction, MATLAB).

Registration.

Images of HEK293T cells transduced by the combinatorial viral librarywere registered initially based on CFP channel, using normalizedcross-correlation method. A more refined registration was then achieved,using imregtform function in MATLAB, based on dots corresponding todifferent variant positions, regardless of their fluorescent channel,and using the CFP registration as the initial transformation.

Statistical Analysis

All experiments were performed in multiple distinct replicates, asindicated in the text and figure legends. Mutual informationcalculations in FIG. 9 were performed as previously described, byanalyzing pairwise co-localization of barcodes in 564 cells across threereplicates. Briefly, normalized mutual information (or uncertaintycoefficient), U, between two barcodes, x and y, is defined as

${{U\left( {xy} \right)} = \frac{{H(x)} - {H\left( {xy} \right)}}{H(x)}},$

where H is the entropy calculated by the formula H=−Σ_(i=) ^(I)p_(i)ln(p_(i)).

Example 1 Phage RNA Polymerases can Transcribe Synthetic DNA Barcodes inFixed Cells

This example demonstrates transcription of synthetic DNA barcodes byphage RNA polymerases in fixed cells.

To develop a method for specifically amplifying and detecting barcodesintegrated in the genome (FIG. 1A), a construct, labeled Z1 (FIG. 1B),containing a 900 bp barcode sequence downstream of tandem SP6, T7, andT3 phage promoters, along with an H2B-Cerulean fluorescent protein underthe control of the constitutive mammalian CAG promoter for imaging ofcell nuclei was designed. Z1 site was integrated specifically at theROSA26 locus in mouse embryonic stem (mES) cells. A similar cell linewas also made with a control construct that lacks the phage promoters(FIG. 1B).

To detect the barcode, polyclonal populations of cells were grown,fixed, added with the phage RNA polymerases in each, and performed HCRwith a set of split initiator probes to detect RNA transcripts (seeMethods for details). Fluorescence imaging revealed two types of dots:bright fluorescent dots within cell nuclei and more numerous, butconsiderably dimmer, diffraction-limited dots scattered throughout thenucleus and cytoplasm (FIG. 1C). Neither type of dot was observed wheneither the phage promoters or polymerase were omitted (FIG. 1C).Parental cells lacking a barcode exhibited no dots when cultured alonebut showed some overlapping dimmer dots when co-cultured with engineeredcells (FIGS. 7A-7D). These results indicate that the bright dots reflectphage polymerase-dependent transcription at the integration site,whereas the dimmer dots reflect individual transcripts that can diffuseaway from the cell in which they were produced. Together, this barcodedesign and analysis protocol enable in situ expression and detection ofgenomically integrated barcodes at integration sites.

Next, to quantify the efficiency of detection, a monoclonal line withexactly one integration per diploid genome, termed mES-Z1, was selected.Within the clone, 1 or 2 bright dots were consistently detected in themajority of cells, likely due to cell cycle phase variation at the timeof fixing, with a small fraction of cells missing any bright dots (FIGS.1D and 8). While the transcription active sites were detectedefficiently with all three phage RNA polymerases, the average detectionefficiencies of T3 (88%) and T7 (85%) were higher than that of SP6 (75%)(FIG. 1D). Variations in efficiencies may reflect the relative positionsof the promoters in the construct, relative amounts of active enzymes,as well as intrinsic differences between the polymerases.

A lack of barcode detection could result if certain cells wereimpermeable to polymerases or otherwise do not permit in situtranscription. Alternatively, it could reflect intrinsic stochasticityin the polymerization reaction. To distinguish these possibilities, asecond line containing a single integration of a construct termed Z3, inwhich three barcodes were each controlled by a separate set of phagepromoters and can be detected using distinct fluorescence channels wasengineered (FIG. 1E). If non-detection was a property of the individualcells, it was expected to predominantly detect either all three barcodesor no barcodes (strong correlation). By contrast, in a stochastictranscription model, it was expected that detection of one barcode wouldnot affect the probability of detecting another barcode (weakcorrelation).

Analysis of active site co-localization in 564 cells revealed nosignificant correlation or pairwise mutual information between any pairof barcodes (chi-squared test, p-values 0.7970, 0.1917, and 0.1256 forthe three pairs; FIG. 9). The chance of detecting each barcode in a cellwas independent of detection of the other barcodes (FIG. 1F). Consistentwith this observation, the fraction of cells with no detected activesites declined exponentially with the number of barcodes analyzed in thesame cell at the rate expected from the single barcode detectionfrequencies (FIG. 1G). Together, these data suggest that detection was astochastic event that occurred independently at each barcode. Therefore,although a fraction of barcodes failed to produce detectable signal, thefalse negative rate per cell can be reduced by increasing the barcodecopy number. This property is valuable in the study of rare cell types,where capturing information from majority of cells is essential.

Altogether, these data indicate that phage RNA polymerases cantranscribe synthetic DNA barcodes in fixed cells.

Example 2 Zombie Enables Reliable In Situ Detection of 20 bp DNABarcodes

This example demonstrates reliable detection of short DNA barcodes usingthe Zombie method and system described herein.

Barcode transcription produces multiple RNA molecules from the sametemplate in close proximity, which effectively amplifies the barcodetarget and could facilitate robust detection of short barcodes. To testthis, fixed mES-Z1 cells after the in vitro transcription step werehybridized with three orthogonal 20 bp probes targeting regionsdownstream of the phage promoters (FIG. 2A). The binding of theseprobes, by both smFISH and HCR were then analyzed. In both analyses,easily detectable transcription active sites were observed in all threechannels (FIGS. 2B and 10). For all three phage RNA polymerases, theactive sites could be detected in a large fraction of cells (FIG. 2C),and most dots were redundantly detected in multiple channels (FIG. 2D).

RNA transcription sites contain multiple RNA molecules transcribed fromthe same template in close proximity, potentially reducing the number ofprobes required for detectable signal (FIG. 2A). To test this, fixedmES-Z1 cells after the in vitro transcription step were hybridized with20 bp probes targeting regions downstream of the phage promoters. Threedifferent probes each with a distinct (orthogonal) HCR initiator weredesigned, allowing simultaneous detection of each probe in a differentfluorescent channel. Following HCR amplification, bright, easilydetectable dots were observed at the transcription active sites in allthree channels (FIG. 2E). Despite some differences in their efficiency,all three phage RNA polymerases showed high barcode detection ratesranging from 65 to 84 percent of cells (FIG. 2G). Because the monoclonalZ1 cell line contains one construct per diploid genome, one or twoactive sites per cell were expected to be observed, and cells withoutapparent active sites thereby represented false negative detectionevents. Analysis revealed that most dots were detected in multiplechannels, suggesting that detection was reliable (FIG. 2H). Furthermore,HCR amplification was not necessary for in situ detection of short (20bp) barcodes. The procedure was repeated but included only one of thetwo hairpins required for HCR amplification. This hairpin can bind tothe initiator of the corresponding probes and generate a fluorescentsignal, but cannot initiate a chain reaction. Nevertheless, individualtranscription active sites were observed as distinct dots (FIG. 2F) andthe detection was at rates similar to those obtained with HCRamplification (FIG. 2G; exact Wilcoxon rank sum test, p>0.5). However,co-localization of the detected active sites in three fluorescentchannels was reduced in the absence of HCR amplification (FIG. 2H).Thus, HCR amplification increased detection reliability, but was notstrictly necessary for analysis.

These results show that barcodes as short as 20 bp can be efficientlyand reliably detected in situ.

Example 3 Zombie Enables In Situ Detection of Single NucleotideMismatches

This example demonstrates in situ detection of single nucleotidemismatches using the Zombie method and system disclosed herein.

Discrimination of small sequence differences could facilitateimaging-based barcoding applications. While structured and toeholdprobes can be used to detect single nucleotide variations by leveragingbase pairing within the probe, traditional probes can bind to targetsequences even when they contain a single nucleotide mismatch (FIG. 11).it was expected that simultaneously competing multiple probes, eachcontaining a distinct nucleotide at a single site, for binding to themany transcripts present in an active site could lead to preferentialbinding of exact match probes over mismatch probes, and thereby enablenucleotide identification (FIG. 3A).

To test this idea, mES-Z1 cells, performed in vitro transcription werefixed with T7 RNA polymerase, and targeted a 20 bp region of the Z1barcode with four probes, each containing a distinct nucleotide at asingle position, and each detectable with orthogonal HCR initiators indifferent fluorescence channels (FIG. 3B). To control for systematicdifferences among fluorescent dyes, each analysis was performed withfour different fluorescence channel permutations (FIGS. 3C and 12,columns) and quantified the relative fluorescence intensities of eachchannel for each active site. This analysis was performed four times,once for each possible nucleotide at the variable position (FIGS. 3C-3Dand 12).

When targeting A, C, or G, a strong preference for the correct targetnucleotide (FIG. 3D) across different color-HCR initiator permutationswas observed, ranging between 92 to 96% for A, 79 to 93% for C, and 93to 99% for G (percentages indicate the fraction of fluorescent dots thatwere ‘called’ correctly by the algorithm). Without being bound by anyparticular theory, it was believed that some inaccurate calls can beexplained by non-specific background HCR amplification in a region thatoverlaps with the cell nuclei but was not a true active site. However,when targeting U, in addition to the matched A probes, detectable signalwas also observed from the mismatched G probes (FIG. 12), consistentwith wobble base pairing between U and G. Nevertheless, the base callingalgorithm detected the correct match probe in three out of fourpermutations tested, with 90%, 97%, and 85% accuracy (FIG. 3D).

To investigate the dependence of single nucleotide variant (SNV)discrimination on the position of variant nucleotide within the probe, asimilar analysis was performed with SNVs in positions 1 through 7 of theprobes (FIG. 13). Positions 2 through 7 provided accurate SNVdiscrimination. Further, this analysis provided additional examples ofaccurate discrimination when U was the target (FIG. 13, position 6).

These results indicate that probe competition can enable accurate insitu identification of SNVs.

Example 4 Zombie Reads Out In Vivo Barcode Base Edits

This example demonstrates that the Zombie method and system disclosedherein are capable of reading out in vivo barcode base edits.

CRISPR base editors have recently emerged as powerful tools for preciseand predictable genome editing. They can target and edit genomic DNAwith single base pair resolution in a multiplexable manner. Heritablesomatic mutations created by base editors could enable subsequentreconstruction of cell lineage and event histories. The ability to readout base edits by imaging, rather than sequencing, can enable lineageand event history recording approaches that preserve spatialinformation, operate in individual cells, and allow accurate recovery ofsequence information from a high fraction of cells. As demonstratedherein, the Zombie method and system disclosed herein allow in situdetection of single nucleotide mismatches, this example shows that theZombie method and system disclosed herein can be combined with baseeditors to read out single base pair changes in a synthetic memory unit.

A set of 12 memory units (FIG. 4B, left panel) that can each be editedby Adenine Base Editor (ABE) together with a unique gRNA was engineered.These units also incorporated phage promoters to enable readout. These12 memory units were concatenated into a single ˜500 bp cassette andinserted into a lentivirus, and the viruses were integrated into thegenome of HEK293 cells to create the ZMEM cell line (FIG. 4A). Plasmidsexpressing ABE, a gRNA targeting one recording site, and a GFPtransfection reporter were transiently co-transfected into Z-MEM cells,and the cells were cultured for five days. To analyze editing, cellswere fixed, added with T3 polymerase to transcribe the barcodes, andanalyzed for barcodes by HCR using competing probes with distinct HCRinitiators, containing either a T or a C to probe the unedited A oredited G state, respectively. As a negative control, a second barcodethat was not targeted by the gRNA was also probed. This procedure wasthen repeated, individually targeting each of the 12 units.

These experiments revealed that editing could be targeted to distinctmemory units and read out with high fidelity. Individual memory unitsshowed a binary response in imaging, appearing either in the A channelor in the G channel, but not both (left panel in FIGS. 4C-4E, and FIG.14). Across ten memory units, the median edit rate was 12.7%. However,different units showed varying edit rates, ranging from 1.7% to 21.7%(The two remaining units each had one probe that failed to generatesignal, and were not considered further). A broad range of edit rates,achieved here by using gRNAs with different efficiency to edit differentmemory units, has been shown to be advantageous for recordingapplications. Memory units that were not targeted by gRNA showedapparent edit rates close to 0 (FIG. 4F, left panel), consistent withboth strong targeting specificity by ABE and accurate amplification andreadout by Zombie. Together, these results show that Zombie can enablein situ readout of base edits in engineered memory elements.

31 bp barcodes that could be edited by the Adenine Base Editor (ABE)https://paperpile.com/c/kLgtra/XdWgp and a corresponding gRNA wereengineered (FIG. 4A). These barcodes were concatenated into ˜500 bparrays, and preceded by phage promoters. Using lentiviral vectors,multiple array copies were incorporated into the genome of HEK293T cellsto create the Z-MEM cell lines (FIG. 4A). Plasmids expressing the ABE(ABE7.10), the gRNA, and a fluorescent co-transfection marker (e.g.,GFP) were transiently co-transfected into Z-MEM cells, and cells werecultured for five days. To analyze editing, cells were fixed, added withT3 RNA polymerase, and detected for transcribed barcodes using competingprobes with distinct HCR initiators for edited and unedited states. Thisanalysis was performed pair-wise, on adjacent barcodes. As a negativecontrol, the analysis on cells that did not receive ABE or gRNA was alsoperformed.

A key parameter for recording is the edit rate, defined as theprobability of an edit occurring at a given unedited target site perunit time. To estimate the relative edit rates of different barcodes,the percentage of dots that were edited for each barcode in each designwas tabulated (FIG. 4F). These values varied widely across ten distinctdesign 1 barcodes, from 1.6% to 19.7% with a median of 12.9% (Probes forthe two remaining units failed to generate signal and were notconsidered in the analysis). A broad range of edit rates, such as thatobserved here, has been shown to be advantageous in recordingapplications. Similarly, design 2 units were edited at rates rangingfrom 15.5% to 51.5% with a median 31.3%. By contrast, memory units thatwere not targeted showed apparent edit rates close to 0 (FIG. 4F),consistent with both strong targeting specificity by ABE and accurateamplification and readout by Zombie. In a separate experiment, it wasobserved that the edit rates measured by Zombie were similar to thosemeasured by next generation sequencing for the same set of barcodes,further validating the accuracy of Zombie in situ readout (FIG. 18).

Two types of synthetic memory arrays were designed (FIG. 4B). Design 1enables independent addressing of different barcodes by distinct gRNAs,facilitating multi-channel recording. By contrast, design 2 uses onegRNA to edit all 12 barcodes, allowing a single gRNA to generate greatersequence diversity. In both cases, editing should result in single basepair changes in corresponding barcodes.

In both designs, individual barcodes showed an approximately binaryresponse in imaging, appearing in either the edited or unedited channel,but not both (FIG. 4C). Moreover, pairwise analysis of the adjacentbarcodes verified independent addressing in design 1 and multiplexedaddressing in design 2 (FIG. 4D). The signal intensity was quantifiedfor each dot, in the edited and unedited channels, with or withoutco-transfection of ABE and gRNA (FIGS. 4E, 15, 16A-16B, and 17A-17B).Without ABE or gRNA most dots clustered in a single region (FIG. 4E,blue points). By contrast, when ABE and gRNA were both present a secondcluster appeared, with a larger mean ratio of edited to unedited probeintensity (FIG. 4E, orange points), reflecting successful editing in asubstantial fraction of cells (FIG. 4F). Similar behavior was observedwith the other analyzed barcodes (FIGS. 16A-16B and 17A-17B). k-meansclustering was then used to classify the active sites as edited orunedited, with bootstrap resampling allowing determination of confidencefor each assignment (FIGS. 15, 16A-16B, and 17A-17B). In both designs,except for a small subpopulation (yellow dots in FIGS. 16A-16B and17A-17B), active sites could be robustly classified based on theirrelative signal intensity.

Together, these results show that base editing can be targeted todistinct memory units and read out quantitatively in situ with highfidelity by Zombie.

Example 5 Zombie Identifies Compact Barcodes in Embryonic and AdultTissues

This example demonstrates identification of compact barcodes inembryonic and adult animal tissues using the Zombie method and systemdisclosed herein.

Reconstructing lineage information in embryos, brains, and tumorsrequires the ability to discriminate among a set of distinct barcodes orbarcode edits in complex spatially organized contexts. To test Zombiereadout within tissues, a lentivirus, termed ZL1, containing probetarget sequences downstream of phage promoters, along with a divergentlyoriented, constitutively expressed fluorescent protein reporter wasengineered to enable identification of transduced cells (FIG. 5A). Thelentivirus was first injected into the lumen of the developing chickneural tube at stage HH10, and embryos were analyzed 3 days later atstage HH27 (FIG. 5A, left). In a parallel study, Zombie readout wasanalyzed in adult mouse brain tissues, focusing on the olfactory bulb,which incorporates newly generated neurons in the adult stage. The ZL1lentivirus was injected into the granular cell layer of the olfactorybulb and sacrificed the mice for analysis 3 days later (FIG. 5A, right).In both cases, robust, T7 polymerase-dependent in situ barcodetranscription was observed within the transduced regions (FIG. 5B).Together, these results show that Zombie can be used to detect viralbarcodes in embryonic and adult tissues.

The ability to discriminate single base pair mismatches in the samechick and mouse contexts was tested next. Tissues with an equimolarmixture of perfect match and single base mismatch probes, along with athird reference probe targeting a distinct downstream region, each in adistinct color channel were tested (FIG. 5C). As a control, colorchannels were also swapped for the match and mismatch probes. Matchprobes strongly outcompeted mismatch probes, regardless of the colorchannel, in both organisms (FIGS. 5D-5E). Further, matching probesco-localized with reference probes, indicating that match-mismatch probecompetition does not hinder detection efficiency (FIGS. 5D-5E). Takentogether, these results demonstrate that Zombie can discriminate betweensingle base pair mismatches in chick embryos and adult mouse brains.

Many in vivo barcoding and recording applications require simultaneousanalysis of multiple barcode variants. To assess this capability, threepairs of distinctly barcoded lentiviruses were designed. Each viruscontained two distinct 20 bp barcodes, each containing an A or a G at adesignated variable position. These viruses were designed such that theidentity of the variable base in one barcode matched that of the otherbarcode in the same virus (FIG. 5F). With this design, two barcodes onthe same virus should appear strongly correlated in the variable base,while barcodes on different viruses should vary independently. A and Gwere selected to mimic possible base editing outcomes (FIG. 4A).

Mouse olfactory bulbs were co-injected with a mix of these three viralpairs. 12 days later, Zombie was used with three consecutive rounds ofhybridization and imaging to read out all pairs of viral barcodes.Single nucleotide differences between barcodes were readily identifiablebased on the relative signal intensity of competing probes (FIGS. 5G and19). Further, as expected, a strong correlation between the state of twobarcodes appearing on the same virus was observed, at each Zombie activesite (FIGS. 5G-5H). Overall, 92% of sites were classified correctly aseither A or G for both barcodes (FIG. 5H). Some of the remaining sites,classified as A for one barcode and G for another, might be explained byintegration of both members of a lentivirus pair at sites too close tobe spatially resolved (FIGS. 20A-20D). Together, these results indicatethat Zombie permits multiplexed barcode readout with single basediscrimination in brain tissue.

Combinatorial barcode libraries (FIG. 6A) can provide an exponentiallyincreasing number of distinct barcodes with only a linear increase inthe number of hybridization and imaging cycles needed to read them out.The ability to detect short (20 bp) DNA barcodes in situ shouldfacilitate construction and delivery of such libraries. As a proof ofprinciple, a lentiviral library containing 81 distinct combinations of12 barcode sequences was constructed, each 20 bp long (FIG. 6A). HEK293Tcells were transduced with this library and read out the library in 3rounds of hybridization and imaging, each one probing 4 out of 12barcodes with orthogonal color channels (FIG. 21). In this analysis,barcode combinations were detected at frequencies consistent with thosemeasured by next generation sequencing (FIG. 6B), corroborating theaccuracy of in situ readout.

In a parallel, in vivo study, the combinatorial library was injectedinto the lumen of the developing neural tube at stage HH11 chickembryos. Three days later (stage HH27), the embryos were frozen,performed with the Zombie procedure, and analyzed in three rounds ofhybridization, as with the HEK293T cells (FIG. 6C). Cells with distinctcombinations of barcodes were detected in both neural tube and retina ofchick embryos (FIG. 6D). In many instances, cells labeled with the samebarcode combination were observed close to each other and organized in away that suggests clonal relationship (FIG. 6D, middle panel, clone 13).In other cases, despite relatively sparse labeling, cells with differentbarcode combinations were intermixed, indicating the necessity for highbarcode diversity in establishing clonal relationships (FIG. 6D, leftpanel, clones 13, 16, and 11). These results demonstrate how Zombie canfacilitate the use of combinatorial barcode libraries with imagingreadout both in vitro and in vivo.

Finally, an ideal barcode readout system would be compatible withanalysis of endogenous gene expression. To test this, gene expressionwas analyzed alongside barcode detection in the olfactory bulb of miceinjected with the paired viruses (FIG. 5F). Using HCR, it was confirmedthat Tbx21 (expressed by projection neurons) and Tyrosine hydroxylase(Th; expressed by periglomerular cells) could be detected alongsidebarcodes, in the mitral and glomerular layers, respectively, as expected(FIGS. 22A-22D).

This analysis demonstrates the suitability of Zombie for barcoding andrecording applications that require readout of endogenous geneexpression as well as barcodes in tissue samples.

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In at least some of the previously described embodiments, one or moreelements used in an embodiment can interchangeably be used in anotherembodiment unless such a replacement is not technically feasible. Itwill be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various otheromissions, additions and modifications may be made to the methods andstructures described above without departing from the scope of theclaimed subject matter. All such modifications and changes are intendedto fall within the scope of the subject matter, as defined by theappended claims.

With respect to the use of substantially any plural and/or singularterms herein, those having skill in the art can translate from theplural to the singular and/or from the singular to the plural as isappropriate to the context and/or application. The varioussingular/plural permutations may be expressly set forth herein for sakeof clarity. As used in this specification and the appended claims, thesingular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” include plural references unless thecontext clearly dictates otherwise. Any reference to “or” herein isintended to encompass “and/or” unless otherwise stated.

It will be understood by those within the art that, in general, termsused herein, and especially in the appended claims (e.g., bodies of theappended claims) are generally intended as “open” terms (e.g., the term“including” should be interpreted as “including but not limited to,” theterm “having” should be interpreted as “having at least,” the term“includes” should be interpreted as “includes but is not limited to,”etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that if aspecific number of an introduced claim recitation is intended, such anintent will be explicitly recited in the claim, and in the absence ofsuch recitation no such intent is present. For example, as an aid tounderstanding, the following appended claims may contain usage of theintroductory phrases “at least one” and “one or more” to introduce claimrecitations. However, the use of such phrases should not be construed toimply that the introduction of a claim recitation by the indefinitearticles “a” or “an” limits any particular claim containing suchintroduced claim recitation to embodiments containing only one suchrecitation, even when the same claim includes the introductory phrases“one or more” or “at least one” and indefinite articles such as “a” or“an” (e.g., “a” and/or “an” should be interpreted to mean “at least one”or “one or more”); the same holds true for the use of definite articlesused to introduce claim recitations. In addition, even if a specificnumber of an introduced claim recitation is explicitly recited, thoseskilled in the art will recognize that such recitation should beinterpreted to mean at least the recited number (e.g., the barerecitation of “two recitations,” without other modifiers, means at leasttwo recitations, or two or more recitations). Furthermore, in thoseinstances where a convention analogous to “at least one of A, B, and C,etc.” is used, in general such a construction is intended in the senseone having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., “asystem having at least one of A, B, and C” would include but not belimited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and Btogether, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and Ctogether, etc.). In those instances where a convention analogous to “atleast one of A, B, or C, etc.” is used, in general such a constructionis intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understandthe convention (e.g., “a system having at least one of A, B, or C” wouldinclude but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, Calone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A,B, and C together, etc.). It will be further understood by those withinthe art that virtually any disjunctive word and/or phrase presenting twoor more alternative terms, whether in the description, claims, ordrawings, should be understood to contemplate the possibilities ofincluding one of the terms, either of the terms, or both terms. Forexample, the phrase “A or B” will be understood to include thepossibilities of “A” or “B” or “A and B.”

In addition, where features or aspects of the disclosure are describedin terms of Markush groups, those skilled in the art will recognize thatthe disclosure is also thereby described in terms of any individualmember or subgroup of members of the Markush group.

As will be understood by one skilled in the art, for any and allpurposes, such as in terms of providing a written description, allranges disclosed herein also encompass any and all possible sub-rangesand combinations of sub-ranges thereof. Any listed range can be easilyrecognized as sufficiently describing and enabling the same range beingbroken down into at least equal halves, thirds, quarters, fifths,tenths, etc. As a non-limiting example, each range discussed herein canbe readily broken down into a lower third, middle third and upper third,etc. As will also be understood by one skilled in the art all languagesuch as “up to,” “at least,” “greater than,” “less than,” and the likeinclude the number recited and refer to ranges which can be subsequentlybroken down into sub-ranges as discussed above. Finally, as will beunderstood by one skilled in the art, a range includes each individualmember. Thus, for example, a group having 1-3 articles refers to groupshaving 1, 2, or 3 articles. Similarly, a group having 1-5 articlesrefers to groups having 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 articles, and so forth.

While various aspects and embodiments have been disclosed herein, otheraspects and embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art.The various aspects and embodiments disclosed herein are for purposes ofillustration and are not intended to be limiting, with the true scopeand spirit being indicated by the following claims.

1. A method of determining barcode sequences in situ, comprising:providing a plurality of cells each comprising a barcode polynucleotidewith a barcode sequence; fixing the plurality of cells using a fixativeto generate a plurality of fixed cells; generating a plurality ofbarcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the barcodepolynucleotide in each of the plurality of fixed cells; contacting theplurality of fixed cells with a plurality of detection probes eachcomprising a barcode binding sequence and an initiator sequence, therebyeach of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcodesequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to adetection probe, of the plurality of detection probes, comprising thebarcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence,or a portion thereof; contacting the plurality of fixed cells with pairsof amplifier probes, wherein the amplifier probes of each pair ofamplifier probes comprise an identical fluorophore, thereby a firstamplifier probe of a pair of amplifier probes hybridizes to (i) theinitiator sequence of a detection probe of the plurality of detectionprobes hybridized to a barcode molecule in a fixed cell of the pluralityof fixed cells and (ii) a second amplifier probe of the pair ofamplifier probes; detecting the fluorophore, or fluorescence thereof, ofthe pair of amplifier probes with the first amplifier probe hybridizedto the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecules in each ofthe plurality of fixed cells using fluorescence imaging; and determiningthe barcode sequence in each of the plurality of fixed cells using thefluorophore detected, wherein the fluorophore detected indicates thebarcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the one or more fixedcells.
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 12. A method of determining barcode sequences in situ,comprising: providing a plurality of cells each comprising a barcodepolynucleotide with a barcode sequence; fixing the plurality of cellsusing a fixative to generate a plurality of fixed cells; generating aplurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of thebarcode polynucleotide in each of the plurality of fixed cells;contacting the plurality of fixed cells with a plurality of detectionprobes each comprising a barcode binding sequence and a fluorophore,thereby each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising thebarcode sequence of the barcode oligonucleotide in the fixed cellhybridizes to a detection probe, of the plurality of detection probes,comprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to thebarcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide; detecting thefluorophore, or fluorescence thereof, of the detection probe hybridizedto the barcode molecules in each of the plurality of fixed cells usingfluorescence imaging; and determining the barcode sequence in each ofthe plurality of fixed cells using the fluorophore detected, wherein thefluorophore detected indicates the barcode sequence of the barcodepolynucleotide in the one or more fixed cells.
 13. A method ofdetermining barcode sequences in situ, comprising: providing a pluralityof cells each comprising a barcode polynucleotide with a barcodesequence; fixing cells of the plurality of cells using a fixative toobtain a plurality of fixed cells; generating, for each of one or morefixed cells of the plurality of fixed cells, a plurality of barcodemolecules comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotidein the fixed cell; contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with aplurality of detection probes each comprising a barcode bindingsequence, thereby (i) one, at least one, or each of the plurality ofbarcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotidein the fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe of the plurality ofdetection probes comprising the barcode binding sequence reversecomplementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof, and (ii)the detection probe is associated with a fluorophore; and detecting thefluorophore, or fluorescence thereof, associated with the detectionprobe hybridized to the one, at least one, or each barcode molecule ineach of the one or more fixed cells using fluorescence imaging, whereinthe fluorophore, associated with the detection probe hybridized to thebarcode molecule comprising the barcode sequence of the barcodepolynucleotide in the fixed cell, detected indicates the barcodesequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell.
 14. The methodof claim 13, wherein contacting each of the one or more fixed cells withthe plurality of detection probes comprises: contacting each of the oneor more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes eachcomprising the barcode binding sequence and an initiator sequence,thereby one, at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode moleculescomprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cellhybridizes to a detection probe of the plurality of detection probescomprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to thebarcode sequence, or a portion thereof; and contacting each of the oneor more fixed cells with pairs of amplifier probes, wherein theamplifier probes of each pair of amplifier probes comprise an identicalfluorophore, thereby a first amplifier probe of a pair of amplifierprobes hybridizes to (i) the initiator sequence of a detection probe ofthe plurality of detection probes hybridized to a barcode molecule inthe fixed cell and (ii) a second amplifier probe of the pair ofamplifier probes.
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 21. The method of claim 14, wherein said detecting comprisesdetecting the fluorophore of the first amplifier probe hybridized to theinitiator sequence of the detection probe hybridized to the barcodemolecule in the fixed cell and the fluorophore of the second amplifierprobe of the pair of amplifier probes comprising the first amplifierprobe.
 22. The method of claim 13, wherein contacting each of the one ormore fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes comprises:contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with the plurality ofdetection probes each comprising the barcode binding sequence and aninitiator sequence, thereby one, at least one, or each of the pluralityof barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of theoligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe of theplurality of detection probes comprising the barcode binding sequencereverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof; andcontacting each of the one or more fixed cells with a plurality of firstamplifier probes each comprising a different fluorophore, thereby afirst amplifier probe of the plurality of first amplifier probeshybridizes to the initiator sequence of a detection probe of theplurality of detection probes hybridized to a barcode molecule in thefixed cell.
 23. The method of claim 22, wherein two, or different, firstamplifier probes of the plurality of first amplifier probes comprisedifferent fluorophores.
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 26. Themethod of claim 13, wherein contacting each of the one or more fixedcells with the plurality of detection probes comprises: contacting eachof the one or more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probeseach comprising the barcode binding sequence and a fluorophore, therebyone, at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode moleculescomprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cellhybridizes to a detection probe of the plurality of detection probescomprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to thebarcode sequence, or a portion thereof, and the fluorophore.
 27. Themethod of claim 26, wherein said detecting comprises detecting thefluorophore of the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule inthe fixed cell.
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 99. The method of claim 98, wherein said baseediting comprises: base editing the barcode sequence of the barcodepolynucleotide in one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cellsat the one position that the possible barcode sequences from the set ofpossible barcode sequences are different, wherein said base editingcomprises base editing the barcode sequence of the barcodepolynucleotide in one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cellsat one or more predetermined time points, and/or wherein said baseediting comprises base editing the barcode sequence of the barcodepolynucleotide in one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cellsat an edit rate, optionally wherein the edit rate is predetermined,optionally wherein the edit rate is about 1% to about 100% edit per unittime, and optionally wherein the edit rate is about 1% to 100% edit percell per cell division cycle.
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